Re: Roaring Camp Train / car accident
Author: Brian Is Delusional
Date: 07-04-2017 - 07:26
Brian Peoples Wrote:
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> Cppr - yes, your right that it has been travelling
> down Laurel for years. Honestly, we agree that RC
> will continue to travel from Santa Cruz to Felton.
> We have also proposed the idea of lowering the
> tracks so they go under Highway 1 (making it a
> cool train tunnel) - when they do the intersection
> upgrades of Highway 1 / 9. We want RC to
> continue - but it needs to adjust with the
> increase population in our community.
>
> We will be showing a video in the coming days to
> illustrate that Roaring Camp is going to be
> loosing their on/off-boarding location at
> Boardwalk no matter what.
>
> We want RC to have a museum and retail center at
> Depot Station.
>
> Brian
When the RTC purchased the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line from Union Pacific one of the stipulations was that Roaring Camp would be guaranteed rail access to the Boardwalk in perpetuity. The bottom line is Roaring Camp’s access to the Boardwalk takes precedence over a trail or other transit options.