I was planning to release this letter on Monday, October 11; however, I delayed the publishing of this letter until today, due to the death of my mother-in-law on Sunday and then the funeral which took place on Wednesday afternoon in Bridgeport Texas, October 13. For many years, I have...
The effects of the dominance of the transportation service market in the Powder River Basin are being seen in the marketplace today. The current round of unit train rate increase letters sent by Burlington Northern, Inc. (BN) suggest increases to Western coal users of 4 0 - 6 0 % . The...