BNSF Completes Sandpoint Jct. Connector (Updated)
Written by Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing Editor
On Aug. 7, 2023, with both mains through Sandpoint now in service, a westbound intermodal train crosses Bridge 3.9B, which opened last November, while an eastbound manifest waits on recently-renovated Bridge 3.9A before crossing over to the other main and continuing toward Whitefish, Mont. All photos: Bruce E. Kelly
![“Thanks to Secretary Pete [Buttigieg], USDOT, the Federal Railroad Administration and all our partners for making the S-Line passenger rail a reality!!” NCDOT Secretary Joey Hopkins said in a July 1 LinkedIn post. “Thanks to the hard work of our NCDOT team we broke ground on the first construction project in the Raleigh to Wake Forest segment, a $19M project to grade separate Durant Road 7 months after the grant announcement!!” (Photograph Courtesy of Joey Hopkins)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/slinelead-315x168.png)
