Rail Costs
One more thing about the P-I article I referenced earlier. They should not be using quotes like this without context: It is possible to have passenger trains and pedestrians both use the corridor at a...
View ArticleDeadline Near on Eastide Rail Deal
The Port and the County have until the end of the year to buy the Eastside rail line from BNSF. Apparently they’re making good enough progress that Ron Sims has backed down on his ultimatum. Either...
View Article… And It's Bought
After much wrangling, the Port voted unianimously to buy the Eastside rail corridor. The decision on dual-use has been kicked down the road, but the important thing is that the corridor is now slated...
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Eastside Rail-Trail Deal Done
King County has approved the deal to let the Port of Seattle buy the eastside rail corridor. The County’s approval was important, since they were the ones who had the first rights to buy it. While...
View ArticleRails and Trails
The Seattle Times is making sense: Those pesky rails. Do they stay or go? Did the defeat of Proposition 1, the mondo transportation plan, stir a pulse in Sound Transit to look at the corridor for...
View ArticleProcess
The BNSF corridor deal is heading towards the finish line: Under the deal’s latest iteration, the port would grant King County the right to buy the southern, rail-banked sections before the acquisition...
View ArticleEastside Rail
So after all that, the tracks are gonna stay where they are and the Dinner Train is coming back. I sure am glad we’re keeping those awesome tracks in place: The issue of the rails themselves may be...
View ArticleAre Freight Companies and Local Governments on a Collision Course?
Around the country, local governments are relying on existing freight tracks to provide commuter rail service quickly and cheaply. In the Puget Sound we have the very popular Sounder running on BNSF...
View ArticleSNCF's Success
France’s state-owned rail agency is going gangbusters: [T]he new SNCF chairman sees rail stations, mainly in the regions, becoming new transport (and commercial) hubs not just for trains but for buses...
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