Mike Pearson tells listeners how the migrant crisis in the southern borders are impacting grain exports after two tracks were closed for five days so staff could be reassigned. The tracks reopened but uncertainty remains.
On Monday, Dec. 18, the freight trains using the railroads in EL Paso Texas and Eagle Pass Texas were stopped due to surging migrants and the freight trains for smuggling.
The closures impacted the Union Pacific and BNSF Railroads the most.
Over 22 trains a day were crossing the border prior to the closure.
The closures impacted 45 percent of the cross border business with as…
