Railroad executives are selling the public on rail infrastructure expansion purportedly needed for unproven passenger demand, but BNSF’s plans to push 22 freight trains a day along the SoCal coast has alarmed residents suspecting a different motive.
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Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tucker: The Real Winner of Rail Infrastructure Investments
A recent Voice of OC article asked who benefits from improved rail infrastructure? Rail improvements stabilize the economy, improve mobility, reduce automotive vehicle miles traveled, and lower harmful emissions and congestion. Well-functioning rail infrastructure brings economic, environmental, and societal advances that benefit everyone. Who benefits from rail infrastructure? Everyone.
Posted inTransportation
Industrial Freight Trains May Be the Real Winners of OC’s Coastal Commuter Rail Project
In what’s supposed to help commuters, critics say the Serra Siding project may help industrialize a vanishing Southern California coastline between Orange County and San Diego.
