Re: Restoring Passenger Rail Service To Monterey
Author: Eddie Elkins
Date: 08-10-2013 - 13:10
Pagrovian Wrote:
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> Nice idea, but convince Granite Rock to give back
> the right of way in Seaside. The line is
> effectively severed to Monterey.
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> No-go.
If the line is owned by the county, Granite Rock probably just has the land on a long-term lease.
Hey, if eminent domain laws can be abused to build gambling casinos in Atlantic City or baseball stadiums in Los Angeles, don't you think a little bit of property could be legally wrestled back from Granite Rock for a railroad, if they do, indeed, own it?
For the life of me, I don't know why everyone wants to give up on this idea so quickly.