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I thought there were there to connect coal fields in the Powder River Basin to power plants in the midwest.

This is correct for probably most of the railroads in Wyoming. Not sure about the other states mentioned but probably true for them too.

> The interstates and railways through ID, WY, or NE aren't there for the people of those states

Really? How else are the people of those states going to get the things they produce (whethee by mining, farming, or otherwise) to outside domestic or, by way of seaports, overseas markets?

I'm pretty sure those rails/roads are there to collect and connect the corn that the blue states pay for and subsidize.