(Source: The Dalles Chronicle, September 16, 2014)
THE DALLES, Ore. — In a bid to eliminate coal dust, BNSF Railway will start spraying a second coating of sealant on coal cars in Pasco before they enter the windy gorge, a rail official said last week. Andrew Johnsen, assistant vice president of state government affairs for BNSF, which operates on the Washington side of the gorge, told the gorge commission Sept. 9 the railway would do whatever was needed to eliminate coal dust.
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