The Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad wants to abandon about 50 miles of track in North Dakota.

The railroad plans to abandon track in several areas:

-Between Langdon and Hannah in Cavalier County

-Between Souris and Westhope in Bottineau County

-Between the town of Walum, in Griggs County, and Dazey, in Barnes County.

-It also wants to abandon smaller sections near McCanna, in Grand Forks County, and near Zap, in Mercer County.

Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark says shippers and others can protest the abandonment to the federal Surface Transportation Board. But he says elevators on those lines likely will have to truck grain to other elevators to load on trains.