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Someone mentioned on another thread the idea of having the Corps of Engineers be in charge of constructing new rail links to supplement the current rail grid. Since the likelyhood of an expansion of the nation's waterways is highly unlikely, it would be logical for the Corps to supplement their waterways with an expansion into the rail spectrum. <br /> <br />One such logical rail link project would be a rail link from Lewiston ID to Missoula MT, connecting the easternmost point of the Columbia/Snake River waterway with direct eastern rail access. Since Corps transportation projects are all open access, they would have to incorporate this attitude into any new rail projects. The Lewiston-Missoula rail link would have UP and BNSF on the western end (via Watco's GNR), and MRL (along with trackage rights MRL has given BNSF) on the eastern end. The question then is if UP can (or would want to) access this rail link from Butte via the former Montana Western (now owned by BNSF), but other than that the open access caveat should be easily adhered to for this project. <br /> <br />It would represent the perfect trial concept for open access.
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