At a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, South Dakota Senator John Thune, Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, restated the ongoing concerns of South Dakota shippers due to continued rail service issues throughout the state and region…

 

Thune says the rail backlogs in the state are critical…

 

Thune says there have been a number of factors impacting rail transportation…

 

Thune has worked with the Surface Transportation Board, as well as senior leadership of Canadian Pacific Railway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, to address service issues that South Dakota shippers have raised.