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The original push for this project involved several power companies out East ("East" being east and south of Chicago) that felt they were not getting a fair freight rate from the UP & BNSF. The customers are there, but for how long before another alternative comes up. The STB certainly seems to be taking it's time with the application. <br /> <br />Trains magazine ran an article a year or so ago that talked about how much longer eastern coal will be available. That energy source will soon be gone because those mines will not be profitable much longer, just like what happened on the Iron Range in northern Minnesota. Thare is iron there, but the mining companies can't make money digging it out. When the eastern coal fields lose their probitability, the country will have to look to the west. It's better to get the infrastructure in place now than wait for that time to arrive. <br />
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