When the rail operator proposals are made public after January 4, 2018 you will understand. Regarding the RTC actively looking at a scenario that would remove the tracks. That will get the same consideration as a proposal from Brian Peoples to become the rail operator for the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.


Ground Swell Wrote:
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> Just posted on another thread, but thought I'd
> post here as well. I'd love to hear your feedback
> Howard.
>
> Back in the day, UP was doing about 5,000 cars a
> year with 90% going to the Cemex plant in
> Davenport. Even then, they were making little if
> any real income. Now that the plant is closed,
> there is basically no freight north of
> Watsonville.
>
> At best, IP was doing around 400 cars a year, and
> that's being generous. They had five years to
> generate some additional business, and couldn't do
> it. Not sure how anyone else could change that.
>
> The other issue is bike fans got their
> "trail-only" scheme included in the Unified
> Corridor Study. Why would any SLO dump resources
> into this location if the RTC is actively looking
> at a scenario that would remove the tracks?
>
> What a mess.