Re: Dick Spotswood Weighs In On Schellville LPG Cars: SMART "Doomed"
Author: NWPer
Date: 10-09-2016 - 13:29
See the Jeff Moore post below. He outlines ownership history. SMART owns everything south of Healdsburg, all the mainline and industrial leads all the way to Brazos Junction, which is at Lombard. The reason SMART owns all of this is that the Schellville branch is 1) potential commute corridor that SMART will expand to and 2) Connects SMART to national rail system and thus figures in long term planning for stuff like Amtrak and what not. Also SMART will be using the Schellville Branch, potentially, for training track.
The crux of this issue is a clause in the contract that says the NWP and SMART cannot transport or store hazardous materials EXCEPT what is used in the normal course of business or in NWP's work as a common carrier.