As blockline4180 mentioned in the Lansale Cluster thread, this is exciting news.
Still subject to "environmental mitigation conditions", but a rail-banked line is going to be reactivated!
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/p ... p?id=31072
Still subject to "environmental mitigation conditions", but a rail-banked line is going to be reactivated!
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/p ... p?id=31072
The approval marks the first time the board signed off on a new rail line proposal combined with the restoration of rail service over a rail-banked right of way, STB officials said in a prepared statement.http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readin ... enDocument
R.J. Corman/Pennsylvania Lines now is authorized to construct a 10.8-mile line over a segment of abandoned rail right of way between Wallaceton and Winburne, Pa., and reactivate a connecting 9.3-mile line between Winburne and Gorton, Pa. The combined 20-mile line will be used to provide rail transportation services to a proposed waste-to-ethanol facility, quarry and industrial park near Gorton, as well as other shippers along the route.
Digest:[2] R.J. Corman is authorized to build and operate approximately 10 miles of new rail line near Wallaceton, Pa. The new rail line, along with an adjoining 10-mile line that is currently rail banked but will be reactivated, will provide rail transportation to a proposed new waste-to-ethanol facility, quarry, and industrial park, as well as other shippers along the line. The authorization is subject to environmental mitigation conditions. R.J. Corman is also authorized to acquire the adjoining right-of-way currently being used as a trail in order to provide service on the combined 20-mile segment. In addition, R.J. Corman’s request to vacate the interim trail use condition for the rail-banked segment is granted.Good stuff!
JimE
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