hauntedclipp
copper-crowned
http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-border-railway-to-link-tijuana-factories-to-us-facilities
Summary:
The Metropolitan Transit System's Desert Line, formerly the Carrizo Gorge Railway, formerly the Pacific Imperial Railway, formerly a Southern Pacific branch, and formerly the San Diego & Arizona Eastern (could be missing some formers there), is to be restored to operating conditions for freight traffic! Construction is scheduled to begin summer of this year and completed by 2018.
The idea is to alleviate the number of trucks crossing the border both ways and reduce the pollution caused by all those semis. So far, the main freight that'll be carried over the line will likely be autos. Makes sense, since San Diego receives shiploads of imported cars.
- As some of you may know, track improvements along the Surf Line have been underway for a good few years now. The aim is the same as the restoration of the Desert Line; to decrease the amount of vehicles on a congested roadway. In this case, Interstate 5. Coaster and Surfliner schedules have recently been changed to take advantage of the new double-trackage between Camp Pendleton and San Diego.
Summary:
The Metropolitan Transit System's Desert Line, formerly the Carrizo Gorge Railway, formerly the Pacific Imperial Railway, formerly a Southern Pacific branch, and formerly the San Diego & Arizona Eastern (could be missing some formers there), is to be restored to operating conditions for freight traffic! Construction is scheduled to begin summer of this year and completed by 2018.
The idea is to alleviate the number of trucks crossing the border both ways and reduce the pollution caused by all those semis. So far, the main freight that'll be carried over the line will likely be autos. Makes sense, since San Diego receives shiploads of imported cars.
- As some of you may know, track improvements along the Surf Line have been underway for a good few years now. The aim is the same as the restoration of the Desert Line; to decrease the amount of vehicles on a congested roadway. In this case, Interstate 5. Coaster and Surfliner schedules have recently been changed to take advantage of the new double-trackage between Camp Pendleton and San Diego.