{"id":74170,"date":"2023-06-27T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=74170"},"modified":"2023-06-27T10:54:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:54:19","slug":"stb-decision-orders-bnsf-to-haul-powder-river-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/stb-decision-orders-bnsf-to-haul-powder-river-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"STB decision orders BNSF to haul Powder River coal","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By a 3-2 majority June 23, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled in favor of Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC), ordering BNSF to fulfill its common-carrier obligation to serve the Powder River Basin energy producer and transport 4.2 million tons of coal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NTEC filed a complaint April 14 seeking an emergency service order to move coal from a facility in Big Horn, Wyo., to a Canadian terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, BNSF must move 23 trains per month of NTEC\u2019s coal beginning immediately, and an additional six trains per month when additional train sets and crew become available. Both parties will be providing weekly service updates, the STB said in a news release announcing the decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n