Forum looks at oil trains

SANDPOINT — The Idaho Conservation League will be hosting an oil train forum titled, “Pipeline on Wheels Through North Idaho,” Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Heartwood Center, 615 Oak St.

“We’re hoping to get people better informed about oil trains in general so they will be ready to comment when the time comes,” conservation associate Susan Drumheller said.

Mile-long trains carrying highly volatile Bakken crude oil are traveling through Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint and Rathdrum on a daily basis. The number of trains are destined to increase as more oil terminals are built on the West Coast, according to a press release.

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