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punta colonet rail line out to bid, again
Author: unk diego
Date: 08-31-2008 - 11:32

Folks,

The new container port planned at Punta Colonet, BC, MX is being put up for bids again.
Punta Colonet is about 180 miles south of San Diego on the Pacific Ocean. What makes
this interesting is that new rail line will be built to connect somewhere with UP's
Sunset route.

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune article: sign on san diego.

Relavant quotes:

Quote:
Mexican officials are proposing four possible locations for a border crossing to connect to U.S. railroads: through Mexicali; Yuma, Arizona; the twin border communities of Nogales; and outside Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.

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At one point, Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad ... [was] considered the leading contenders to build the port ... a spokeswoman for Union Pacific, said yesterday that it was unlikely that the company would join in the bidding process.

When this project was first proposed, Tecate was considered the logical place to build to,
there was also talk of Tijuana-Tecate-Ensenada passenger service. Does anyone have any
documented sources about why this route has been eliminated from consideration? Are there
any plans for passenger service on this new line? Sure would have liked to see double-
stacks through Carrizo Gorge!

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  punta colonet rail line out to bid, again unk diego 08-31-2008 - 11:32
  Re: punta colonet rail line out to bid, again Tom Dempsey 08-31-2008 - 11:35
  Re: punta colonet rail line out to bid, again BOB2 08-31-2008 - 14:23
  Re: punta colonet rail line out to bid, again mook 08-31-2008 - 16:38
  Re: punta colonet rail line out to bid, again Russell 08-31-2008 - 22:37
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? CWLee 09-01-2008 - 00:01
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? BOB2 09-01-2008 - 10:54
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? unk diego 09-01-2008 - 12:26
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? OldPoleBurner 09-01-2008 - 15:38
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? Adam Cox 09-01-2008 - 16:31
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? BOB2 09-01-2008 - 17:42
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? Rich Hunn 09-01-2008 - 19:12
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? Bit 09-02-2008 - 14:25
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? poncho villa 09-02-2008 - 08:45
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? patriot 09-02-2008 - 10:45
  punta colonet and robber barons unk diego 09-02-2008 - 14:02
  more punta colonet stuff unk diego 09-02-2008 - 18:18
  Re: punta colonet and robber barons Rich Hunn 09-02-2008 - 18:20
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? poncho villa 09-03-2008 - 06:34
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? Team Tijuana 10-16-2008 - 10:09
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? Team Tijuana 10-24-2008 - 16:09
  Re: punta colonet/Pacific Rim RR? poncho villa 11-06-2008 - 17:49


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