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(Source: Great Falls Tribune, July 21, 2011)

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Billionaire Forrest E. Mars, Jr. has reached an agreement with BNSF Railway Co. and coal giant Arch Coal to buy one-third of the Tongue River Railroad. The candy bar and pet food mogul said the purchase would prevent the construction of the proposed railway along a major stretch of the Tongue River Valley in southeastern Montana.

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