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State Rep. Cyrus Western and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman have criticized the nation's largest freight railroad about a decline in these shipments, which they say has cost the state more than $100 million last year. It comes as the Class I railroads, of which BNSF is one, have struggled with hiring and retention amid issues with attendance policies, among others.
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The Biden administration played a key role in brokering the agreement, which was done to avoid a strike that would have brought trains to a halt across the country. Now, there are renewed concerns that a strike could occur in the coming months after the country's third largest rail union rejected the contract. The impacts of a strike would significantly impact the economies in Wyoming and nationwide.
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The strike was expected to have cost the U.S. economy around $2 billion per day. The agreement represents 100,000 or the country's approximately 150,000 railroad workers, including those employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP), the two major railroads that operate in the state. Several thousand Wyomingites are currently employed in the rail industry.
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A facility is slated to be built in the town of Fort Laramie that would load oil onto rail cars. Assuming the project gets the necessary permits from the…