Letter: Uinta Basin railway is bad idea

I recently became aware of plans to build a railroad in Eastern Utah (the Uinta Basin Railway Project) to transport materials to provide energy.The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition (SCIS) and the Permanent Community Impact Board (CIB) are pursuing the most expensive option for building the railway rather than opting for the least expensive route, along Route 40 to Craig, Colo. They say they have found a way to drill through mountains more cheaply than initially estimated, though that is hig