The number of freight trains loaded with coal that pass through Montana could significantly grow in the next several years, thanks to the planned development of new ports on the West Coast with an eye ...

The number of freight trains loaded with coal that pass through Montana could significantly grow in the next several years, thanks to the planned development of new ports on the West Coast with an eye ...

Federal regulations require the document, which also helps illustrates Montana’s economy and how its freight moves around.

EVERETT, Wash. – The Seattle company that wants to build a coal train terminal in Bellingham says the trains will still pass through Washington on their way to Canada even if three proposed Washington ...

BROADVIEW — Developers of a reactivated coal mine in south-central Montana said Wednesday they expect to start shipping fuel next week to Midwestern power plants along a new 35-mile rail line. The ...

Coal dust trails behind a large mine dump truck near Colstrip, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). Longtime Montanans will recall that more than half-a-century ago the ...

As global coal giants prepare to meet escalating energy demand in Asia, one straight shot to market from the heart of coal country cuts right through Missoula. Since roughly 2000, coal has been a ...

BILLINGS — Owners of a railroad that would open Montana's coal fields to increased mining offered a new route for the disputed line on Monday, which backers said would be shorter and affect fewer ...