Process to transfer common carrier responsibility to a new operator could take six months.
Author:
Howard
Date: 07-01-2020 - 18:57
Regarding the meaning of today’s statement from the RTC. What they are stating is that the Transit Corridor Alternatives Analysis is ongoing and nothing will be permitted to interfere with it including the ACL Agreement with the St. Paul & Pacific. There are four alternatives being considered and all previous alternatives, including a trail only, have been permanently eliminated.
The St. Paul & Pacific is not abandoning the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, but only requesting to terminate the ACL Agreement with the RTC. They have agreed to help the RTC locate a new rail operator to become the common carrier.
sklinck1 Wrote:
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> What customers are currently using rail in
> Watsonville? I take it the rumors about
> Progressive leaving were false?