Mare Island Railroad To Close! Again.
Author: ke6qr
Date: 12-12-2012 - 19:48
In an unfortunate turn of events Mare Island Rail Service has been told by the developer (Lenare) to vacate the Island by 12/31/2012 or they would be considered trespassing. Mare Island Rail Service has been doing a good job running almost daily trains here as of late. Alstrom Company that has been rebuilding Amtrak cars for one will be out of buissnes. Several other shippers will be left starnded as well. The develpoer who currently owns the tracks was given the property by the City Of Vallejo which had recieved it from the Navy. They want no industry or artifacts of the past, only new houses. Hope we can get a last minute Hail Mary (reprieve). There had been plans of making a container port in addition to ship dismantling. All now at risk.