Commentary
Water By Rail a No-Go for Now
Written by Bruce E. Kelly, Contributing Editor
Water trains could be handled much the same way as this BNSF oil train following the Kootenai River near Crossport, Idaho, during its journey of more than 1,500 miles to the West Coast. Bruce Kelly photo
![“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)
