Comment EI-19483
Received or sent (printed as 1/7/2013)
George Thomas <papermaker.george@gmail.com> Environ mental Technician For GP Bellingham PSPAND T 12:05 PM (4 minutes ago) to lynne.oulman Dear sir and Miss Lynne oulman In regards to the shipping of coal by rail along rivers. I worked many years on the Milwaukee section gang replacing ties ,rails and switches.. Several years ago I was walking with my wife along the rail lines in Bellingham. I was pointing out where I had worked as young man. There is a strong cuve south of Bellingham adjoining the water.This curve had ties with loose spikes, badly worn rails. I was so concerned that we went to the rail office. They no longer knew me but when I mentioned my old boss they immediately listened to my observations and scheduled repairs.These rail lines are not maintained properly and present an ongoing danger to our waters. There have already been some derailments in the lines in feeding into Cherry point . The chuckanut rail line curve was in a place that a coal car could have derailed dumping the coal into the salt water. I am now immediately concerned for all the rivers running next to the rail lines. This is an unwanted danger to our protected waters. Coal is only now being recognized as to the danger it is to our prime waters. Please help our clean waters stay that way.Reject the coal coming to Bellingham. , The burning of coal and transport and loading areas like Cherry point all phases present world changing dangers affecting all of our lives. Ths must seem a small thing but it is huge .It is definitely attributal to Sea ice loss of sea ice. We must stop this unrecognized destruction of our environment by the coal producers and transporters.
Submitted by: George A Thomas · Bellingham, Washington
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