BNSF is closing loading facility for trucks in Shelby

ByTim Leeds/Havre Daily News/[email protected]@havredailynews.com

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is closing its loading facility in Shelby.

BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said Tuesday the railroad will close the intermodal loading facility on May 28 due to declining use.

Shelby Mayor Larry Bonderud said Tuesday that the railroad has been phasing out use of the ramp since 1998, so it will only cut a few jobs in the community. But it means that companies will have to truck their products much farther to load them on the railroad, he said.

The facility is used to load freight, inc...