Letter to the Editor: Long-term storage of rail cars on unused BNSF tracks is wrong

Editor,

We live on U.S. Highway 87 and instead of beautiful Montana sunsets and “big sky,” we look at rusty train cars with New York and Chicago graffiti on them.

Tourism is a critical source of income for this state. Compliments of BNSF Railway, tourists are now “enjoying” roads lined with rusty rail cars.

Once tracks are not being used for their intended purpose, the land should be returned to its original condition, not be used to deface this state. BNSF is no longer providing shipping to growers near, for example Big Sandy. Now, to add insult to injury, the area is being used as a scrap me...