Sightline’s “How Coal and Oil Trains Will Block Traffic in Spokane County”
As part of their ongoing coverage on coal exports, Sightline now takes aim at the train traffic impacts to Spokane. They also throw crude oil trains in to the mix. It could be a game changer for those who are still unsure of what side of the tracks to stand.
Most of the research focuses on the Valley but it paints a pretty grim picture.
From Sightline: Importantly, the list of cities and crossings we analyze here is not comprehensive. Rather, we depict several representative locations in Spokane County. In each of these places, we estimate that new coal and oil trains would close streets by an average of between 1 hour and 47 minutes and 4 hours, each day, depending on train speeds.
Read the full post HERE.
