I've been workin' on the railroad, all the live-long day....

Minnesota lawmakers urge strict review of DM&E loan

FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Two weeks after Sen. Mark Dayton challenged Sen. Norm Coleman and Rep. Gil Gutknecht to take a more active role in opposing the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, the three lawmakers joined forces in urging the Bush administration to give the project a thorough review.

In a letter sent to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta Thursday, the trio and two other Minnesota lawmakers said they had "serious concerns" about the railroad's $2.5 billion government loan application pending with the Federal Railroad Administration.

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