![In August 2021, the STB Office of Environmental Analysis issued a Final EIS for the Uinta Basin Railway project, identifying the 88-mile Whitmore Park Alternative as the environmentally preferred route, one of three analyzed. It would extend from two terminus points in northeastern Utah’s Uinta Basin near Myton and Leland Bench to a connection with the existing Union Pacific Provo Subdivision near Kyune (see map above).](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2023-08-20-at-3.05.22-PM-315x168.png)
Report: Court Will Not Rehear Uinta Basin Railway Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Dec. 4 denied a petition to rehear challenges to its August 2023 decision that halted the Uinta Basin Railway project in
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Dec. 4 denied a petition to rehear challenges to its August 2023 decision that halted the Uinta Basin Railway project in
Indian River County knew its chance to be heard in front of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was slim, but a small group thought it was better than none.