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The illinois central ry. is going to want to get into Wyoming soon- [quote]QUOTE: from TRAINS newletter-Railroads are trying to keep up with the increasing demand for coal shipped out of Wyoming, an industry official said in an Associated Press story that appeared in the Billings (Mont.) Gazette. As of Dec. 24, Wyoming produced an estimated 399.2 million tons of coal in 2005, including about 385.5 million in the Powder River Basin of northeast Wyoming alone, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA estimates that the United States will demand an additional 100 million tons of coal annually from the Powder River Basin by 2010. Coal production increased slightly in the Powder River Basin in 2005 even though railroads were unable to fully restore capacity on a triple-track main line that was damaged in the spring. Union Pacific and BNSF were able to ship about 85 percent of scheduled coal trains on Wyoming's main coal export route in 2005. The disruption of coal exports out of the Powder River Basin may contribute to higher heating costs this winter. The railroads will have to make significant progress on restoring and boosting shipping capacity on the joint line in order to meet what is expected to be unprecedented demand for Powder River Basin coal in 2006, Thomas Canter, executive director of the National Coal Transportation Association, said. "We'll be very fortunate if we can ship 345 to 350 million tons for 2006," Canter said. [/quote] but since we have BNSF trackage rights that might be easy.
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