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Re: New plan to reopen the Dumbarton line
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 08-17-2017 - 18:00
A Railfan Wrote:
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> Who actually currently owns the Dumbarton bridge,
> causeway, rail lines, and right of way?
Per this newspaper article, San Mateo County / Samtrans owns it./
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> Who actually currently owns the Dumbarton bridge,
> causeway, rail lines, and right of way?
Per this newspaper article, San Mateo County / Samtrans owns it./
Quote:Palo Alto Online
San Mateo County purchased the rail right-of-way from Southern Pacific Railroad for $6.9 million in 1994, with an eye toward establishing a commuter rail service over the span.
[www.paloaltoonline.com]
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Quote:SamTrans
SamTrans, as owner of the Dumbarton rail bridge and a member of the Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium (DBROC) that oversees DBX service, will manage the study with two transportation authorities that support multi-modal improvements at each end of the Dumbarton bridges. These are the San Mateo County Transportation Authority and Alameda County Transportation Commission. Other project partners include AC Transit, which operates Line U from Fremont to Stanford University and administers the DBX service and Facebook, which brings financial support to the study as well as a private sector perspective on how transportation infrastructure can serve the needs of major employers.
[www.samtrans.com]
