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Uinta Basin Railway is on pause, but another Utah project stokes worries along Colorado River about more oil trains

Communities, federal lawmakers press feds for a thorough analysis of potential impacts

A train transports freight on a common carrier line near Price, Utah
A train transports freight on a common carrier line near Price, Utah on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The booming oil and gas industry in northeastern Utah has sought expansions of railroad capacity to send more waxy crude oil eastward along the Colorado River. One project, the Uinta Basin Railway, which would connect to common carrier lines, is on hold. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A proposed railway project that would bring a surge in the amount of oil transported along the Colorado River is on hold, but Colorado communities and lawmakers are now concerned about a different Utah project that would increase crude transports through the state.
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