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an accurate assessment of absolute and relative problem magnitude among <br /> <br />com~nities, <br />EFFECTS OF UNIT COAL TRAINS ON COMMUNITY PROBLEMS <br /> The adverse community impacts of unit coal trains is of <br /> particular concern to communities in the study corridor as well as to <br /> communities in other corridors that currently experience or are projected <br /> to experience large volumes of unit coal trainS. Phase II analyses <br /> indicate that coal trains indeed contribute to the magnitude of problems <br /> experienced in case study communities. More specifically, the railroad's <br /> contribution to delay-related problems attributable to coal trains is <br /> approximately as follows; <br /> Beach, ND - 75% <br /> Casselton, ND - 25% <br /> Elk River, M~ - <br /> Hebron, ND - 60% <br /> Moorhead, M~ - 25% <br /> Sank Rapids, MN - 12%. <br /> As discussed earlier, the differences among com~mnities are functions of <br /> the number and type of coal train operations relative to other train <br /> <br />operations. <br /> The number of coal trains operating in the corridor will continue <br />to increase. This will contribute, along with further growth in corridor <br />comrm~nities, to a worsening of rail/community conflicts. But, a dramatic <br /> worsening of the conflicts will not occur in the near term, as some have t <br /> <br />predicted'projectiOns based on Phase I data reveal a potential increase by <br /> 1985 of six unit coal trainS per day west of Casselton, North Dakota and <br /> two to three per day east of Casselton. An addition of one mixed freight <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br /> <br />