BN CASHES IN ON THE LOW-SULPHUR COAL BOOM

Both as a transport operator and the owner of mineral rights, Burlington Northern is well placed to benefit from the sharp rise in coal demand for power generation: "Anti-pollution restrictions on sulphur-emission have opened up new markets for the 36,000 million tons of recoverable low-sulphur coal in Wyoming and Montana, and BN is looking hard at electrification of the lines most effected by this revolution in the US energy market."

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Lorentzsen, N M
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 433-436
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal; Coal industry; Freight traffic; Natural resources; Railroad electrification; Unit trains
• Identifier Terms: BNSF Railway
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080461
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1975 12:00AM