Railroad crossing repair work to create detours

Palouse River Coulee City contractor to upgrade seven crossings before month’s end

West Plains’ drivers may find they will be taking a little detour if their route takes them across the Palouse River Coulee City Railroad’s short-line tracks over the next three weeks.

The 6.9 mile portion of the track running from Cheney through Four Lakes and just past Craig Road is currently undergoing improvement work to increase its load capability to handle longer, 110-car trains loaded and assembled at the new Highline Grain, LLC’s transloader facility just west of Four Lakes on Medical Lake-Four Lakes Road. Part of that work involves upgrading rails and rail beds at seven area crossing...

 

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