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Sierra Northern major track re-hab
Author: Aunt B. of Modesto
Date: 06-15-2019 - 16:13

Sierra Northern gets Fed money to upgrade track. Speeds will improve from 10 mph to 25 mph.

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The Sierra Northern Railway just got a $17.4 million federal grant and will cover the rest of the cost itself. The six-year project will involve new ties, rails and road crossings on much of the 55-mile route.

The line, which started 122 years ago as the Sierra Railroad, hauls lumber, propane, crushed rock, canned food and several other goods. They move ever so slowly, thanks to aging track in the mostly hilly terrain.

“Currently, we operate about 10 miles per hour on a majority of the line,” said Ken Beard, president and CEO of the Sierra Northern, in a phone interview Thursday. “This will increase the speed to 25 miles per hour.”

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