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A pickup waits for a train in Grant County. Railways throughout Eastern Washington connect ports and other manufacturing centers, as well as agricultural products, to distribution centers and markets across the continent, including seaports along the Pacific coast.

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September 5, 2023 5:40 p.m.

Back on track

Construction expected in 2024 on Port of Moses Lake rail project

MOSES LAKE — Construction could start in 2024 on a long-delayed project to replace the railroad tracks running through downtown Moses Lake with a new line between Wheeler Road and the Port of Moses Lake. Milton Miller, director of port facilities, said about five miles of track will be built. The project also will include the rehabilitation of about 3.5 miles of existing track near Patton Boulevard leading to the port...