Re: FWRY Settlement with VCTC?
Author: Pete
Date: 09-12-2017 - 13:37
I thought UP moved hopper cars in and out of Santa Paula for one shipper... Is this the last customer?
Will VCTC renew the lease with FWRY once it expires?
CPRR Wrote:
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> I would really like to see this branch work. The
> problem is besides the upgrades to make the track
> at least 40 mph, is there is no business.
> International paper has left Santa Paula, CalAvo
> does not ship via rail, there is a seed company
> that maybe? There is a building supply company in
> Ventura that could. Nothing in Filmore, there is a
> packing house in Piru. Unless the cities want to
> encourage big business to come to their town, I do
> not know. There are several empty buildings in
> downtown Santa Paula that have rail access that
> could be put back into work. I do not know want
> the unemployment rate is in Santa Paula/Filmore
> area, but if I was on their city councils, I would
> be working to find medium to large companies to
> move in.
>
> my .02