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BNSF Railway Co. recently reached an agreement with Columbia Grain Inc. under which the shipper will expand its Carter, Mont., grain exporting facility to accommodate 110-car shuttle trains. To be completed in third-quarter 2007, the project will more than double that facility’s current 52-car capacity.

In 2004, BNSF announced plans to maintain its Great Falls-to-Fort Benton line — which is adjacent to the Carter facility — to operate 110-car shuttle trains. The Class I now will serve 13 shuttle loading facilities in Montana.

“This [deal] will provide the benefits of shuttle-train service to even more Montana farmers and reinforces our commitment to the Fort Benton line,” said Kevin Kaufman, BNSF group vice president-agricultural products, in a prepared statement.