Blizzard conditions in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming and Montana resulted in the loss of about 170 coal train loadings on BNSF Railway March 27-April 4. Daily BNSF trains originating in the ...

Union Pacific was firing on all cylinders during the third quarter, as pricing gains and record workforce productivity and ...

The Trump administration is considering reversing a Biden-era policy that blocked coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, the nation’s largest coal-producing region. The Bureau of Land Management on ...

Though coal production is falling in the region, the Interior Department’s plan to halt leasing has drawn the ire of Republicans and industry. Wyoming and Montana are suing the federal government for ...

GILLETTE - Two derailments in May have slowed rail traffic out of Wyoming's Powder River Basin some 10 to 20 percent and may have long-term implications for northeast Wyoming coal producers. Heavy ...

To some Wyoming politicos the Biden administration coal-leasing announcement was evidence of humanity’s descent to hell in a handbasket. Some in the environmental community were moved to hallelujahs.

CHEYENNE - Union Pacific has been shipping record amounts of coal out of Wyoming recently thanks, in part, to improvements the company has made in its operations, a company executive said. In 2006, UP ...