Yaaaaaaawwwn Wrote:
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> Planning Department Wrote:
>
> > Actually the dinner train was scheduled to run
> > this fall, but permitting issues have delayed
> the
> > startup for the bridge repairs.
>
>
> There's always some BS reason or excuse why the
> SCMB can't get it's act together. The only way
> any part of the branch will be viable is if the
> cement plant re-opens. Expect trains to Willits
> or commuters to Monterrey before that happens.
>
> Until then, the SCMB is a half-assed switching
> operator in Pajaro with less miles of servicable
> track and less customers than any other railroad
> in the state.


List of BS reasons the SCMB cant get their act together:
Bridge condition at La Selva prohibits operating north of there
No rail access north of La Selva (milepost 9)
No Tourist draw south of La Selva
No freight just farms between milepost 9 and milepost 3
Rail line not owned by SCMB so little reason exists to invest money in something they dont own


Freight Rail
SCMB services (5) five, 5, thats 1 2 3 4 and 5. I II III IV AND V customers in watsonville and will serve one more once the line opens all the way to santa cruz. I dont know about you but my calculator reads this 1+1+1+1+1+1=6 should I spell that? one plus one plus one plus one plus one plus one equals six.

Thats more customers served than by the quincy railroad, california western, north western pacific, san francisco bay railroad, west isle line, yreka western, napa valley railroad, west oakland pacific railroad, mccloud railway, santa cruz big trees and pacific, and probably the trona Railroad or whatever they call themselves these days.

impressive carload numbers? nope and its not a high-traffic line and it never will be.


Roger T.