Re: Will SMART Shut Down NWP ?
Author: Jeff Moore
Date: 07-05-2019 - 10:44
It's been posted elsewhere that Redwood Empire has interest in using rail service. That being said, even if/when SMART and NWP get to Cloverdale they will still have to find a place to load cars in as much as the mill has no direct rail service, and four divided lanes of Highway 101 separate the mill from the railroad. There is a spur going into the Nu Forest/All Coast Forest facilities east of the new passenger depot, but I really don't know how much that spur got used for either them or Redwood Empire, or for that matter how much if anything Redwood Empire ever shipped prior to 1998 when trains still ran to Cloverdale. The real test is how much traffic Redwood Empire produces for which rail service is either cost or especially service competitive, or if they or anyone else ships enough from there to support a viable freight operation.
Jeff Moore
Elko, NV