Might be the division between SMART and NCRA, which can be pretty arbitrary. I thought that the division would be at the county line, but the county line is not in a tunnel.
https://www.openstreetm
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I'm no pie in the sky optimist on this, but the big difference between this and NCRA is that
1: NCRA was trying to rebuild a line through perhaps the most unstable geological region in the US.
2: Sa
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Note that a line can look and in practice be abandoned without legally being so. Much of the NWP is a classic example. Until recently, somebody with enough money could have bought access to it (from N
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Whipple rolled the dice on how long it would take for the geology and climate to catch up with independent operation. A long drought might have bought him and NCRA a few more years, but the demise of
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I miss the days when people would post insider news about SMART, NWP, and NCRA meetings.
There must be new developments all the time. Is the news all in Facebook groups now?
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Big NCRA Fan :D Wrote:
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> Eureka Southern.... somewhere in 1988. No
> location given.
>
> EUKA photo. Image says "do not repost" so pos
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Big NCRA Fan :D Wrote:
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> Eureka Southern.... somewhere in 1988. No
> location given.
>
> EUKA photo. Image says "do not repost" so pos
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Big NCRA Fan :D Wrote:
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> Eureka Southern.... somewhere in 1988. No
> location given.
>
> EUKA photo. Image says "do not repost" so pos
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Eureka Southern.... somewhere in 1988. No location given.
EUKA photo. Image says "do not repost" so posting a link only.
LINK to photo
I thought maybe it was this the tunnel north of Cl
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Explosive revelations?
NWP Co began storing full and empty LPG cars at Schellville in 2016 despite opposition from SMART, which shared ownership of the lines with NCRA, the agency which NWP Co leas
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Amazing! This is about as accurate an article I have seen on Altamont Press or any outlet in a long time. Sad that it's in a free local rag (PacSun) that hardly anyone will ever see...
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Buster Wrote:
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> Will Carruthers, the reporter, did a fabulous job.
> Via PRAs he obtained emails between Farhad and
> Darius Anderson collu
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Will Carruthers, the reporter, did a fabulous job. Via PRAs he obtained emails between Farhad and Darius Anderson colluding over the sale of freight assets to SMART.
Farhad is leaving at the e
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Aside from armchair comments.... the documents and NCRA's reply to the NCRCo. makes for very interesting reading. The East/West Rail people had a "Mail Boxes Etc." address in Orange County and a Suite
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Previous to this is a comment and filing referencing the NCRA's refusal to consider any OFA with the comment that they would consider nothing but a sale for trail use. This was made by the Mendocino R
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When tunnel six caught fire and had burned for at least a day help arrived. The property (ROW) is owned by the NCRA a failed state agency without the funds to keep the lights on in their office let a
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Mike Pechner Wrote:
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> Its interesting that no-one is aware of Allan
> Hemphill "North Coast Rails with Trails Coalition"
> The have appeared
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Mr. Crazy Wrote:
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> In regards to the rail from Willits, south...has
> the rail been lifted?
You must be new here, or a troll. Answer is no
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Things are getting interesting on the Great Redwood Trail.
First off, North Coast state senator Mike McGuire announced this morning he has secured $16.5 million in state funding for the trail. $
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Jeff Moore Wrote:
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> I think you're right Alf, if those four SDs ever
> got north of Willits it didn't happen often,
> though it can't be rul
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Here's an interesting document prepared for the state legislature concerning the trail and
liquidating NCRA. The Chapter on Property Assessment offers some insight.
http://calsta.ca.gov/-/media/cal
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Times -Standard newspaper in Eureka (California) has an article about a law firm holding several meetings in the north coast region, their bottom line message is that the Federal government authorizin
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