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.
Tag: Serra Siding Project
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.
Posted inGovernment
Residents Challenge Who Gets Priority Access to Orange County’s Coast
A set of debates up and down Orange County’s scenic coast has residents questioning whether ideas about public coastal access only have the wealthy in mind.
Posted inTransportation
Proposed Rail Project Along Eroding South OC Coastline Comes Under the Microscope
The project is pushed as an alleviator of traffic, pollution and rail system bottleneck issues. Critics question why a new train siding track needs to be built right along an eroding coast.
