Plains Shipping in Dire Straits

Officials in Dakotas Urge Surface Transportation Board to Take Action on Rail Shipping Situation

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
A train carrying oil moves through northern Minnesota. (DTN file photo by Mary Kennedy)
A train carrying oil moves through northern Minnesota. (DTN file photo by Mary Kennedy)
Public officials and shippers in the Upper Plains vented Thursday at a Surface Transportation Board hearing on railroad grain shipping delays. Officials warned billions of dollars could be lost and the U.S. could lose its status as a reliable exporter if the...

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Jerry Hagstrom

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