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Re: Passenger Trains Return to the Santa Cruz Branch
Author: the other brian peoples
Date: 12-28-2016 - 16:47
mook Wrote:
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> I suspect they can do that if they still own the
> track and only lease operating rights to somebody.
> But in SC they sold it outright, and the intent
> all along was to use it for passenger service -
> tourist/occasional at first, and someday regular
> transportation. The state funding they received
> was from an account thaout is specifically for
> preserving lines for passenger service.
question, how would this affect the
proposed land grab, by the special
interests?
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> I suspect they can do that if they still own the
> track and only lease operating rights to somebody.
> But in SC they sold it outright, and the intent
> all along was to use it for passenger service -
> tourist/occasional at first, and someday regular
> transportation. The state funding they received
> was from an account thaout is specifically for
> preserving lines for passenger service.
question, how would this affect the
proposed land grab, by the special
interests?
