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CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding
Author: Mike Pechner
Date: 03-17-2008 - 11:29

From the Sacramento Business Journal from Doug Jensen:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Union Pacific will be able to move double-stacked
container trains from the port of Oakland, Calif., over Donner Pass if the
railroad receives $43 million in state money, the Sacramento Business
Journal reported. Staff of the California Transportation Commission
recommended the state approve the money. Currently, double-stack trains must
take a more circuitous route through the Feather River Canyon because
tunnels on Donner aren't high enough.

The grant would cover half the cost of the project. In addition to raising
tunnel clearances, the project would lengthen sidings, allowing trains over
Donner to operate at 8,000 feet in length. Currently trains are limited to
5,000 feet.

The funding would come as part of voter-approved Proposition 1B, which
includes $2 billion for infrastructure improvements in corridors with large
volumes of freight. The commission will make a final decision of which
programs it will fund at its April 9-10 meeting in Sacramento.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding Mike Pechner 03-17-2008 - 11:29
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding Bill C 03-17-2008 - 12:23
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding David Jansson 03-17-2008 - 13:38
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding Wizard 03-17-2008 - 19:51
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding cherrycitycinderdec 03-17-2008 - 22:54
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding Geoff 03-18-2008 - 05:28
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding Wizard 03-18-2008 - 08:56
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding David Jansson 03-18-2008 - 09:54
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding stash 03-18-2008 - 17:38
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding david vartanoff 03-18-2008 - 16:19
  Re: CTC to rule in April on UP Donner Funding OldPoleBurner 03-19-2008 - 00:08
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES Mike Pechner 03-18-2008 - 13:35
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES E 03-18-2008 - 14:39
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES WAF 03-18-2008 - 15:16
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES Out of it 03-18-2008 - 15:19
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES E 03-19-2008 - 09:15
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES Doug Jensen 03-19-2008 - 10:06
  Re: DONNER CLEARANCES out of it 03-19-2008 - 10:19


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