This is great news, let's hope it happens and both freights and passengers ride the rails from one end to the other!
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/feds-asked-to-direct-union-pacific-to-sell-tennessee-pass-line-to-agriculture-company/
I was wondering about the status of this great line last night because I've been exploring, again, on the possibility of building the route in Trainz. It's a huge undertaking, and something I started a few years ago and gave up on due to many reasons.
From reading the article, I saw that a group of investors wanted to purchase the dormant line from the UP, but the UP ignored their offer because they don't want the competition. This line will directly compete with the UP and BNSF as a grain and goods hauler across the Rockies. For that reason, the investors are asking the Surface Transportation Board, (STB) to intervene and assist because of the unfair advantage that the UP has. Hopefully, with my fingers crossed, and hopefully all of yours as well, the STB will rule in favor of the investors and they can get the route up and running after investing nearly $300 million into the route.
Anyway I was excited to see this article come up in my search. It's a rare thing these days to see a route like this become a viable rail line again instead of a useless NIMBY bike trail with stuffed locomotives and signs about what used to be there. Let's hope it comes true.
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/feds-asked-to-direct-union-pacific-to-sell-tennessee-pass-line-to-agriculture-company/
I was wondering about the status of this great line last night because I've been exploring, again, on the possibility of building the route in Trainz. It's a huge undertaking, and something I started a few years ago and gave up on due to many reasons.
From reading the article, I saw that a group of investors wanted to purchase the dormant line from the UP, but the UP ignored their offer because they don't want the competition. This line will directly compete with the UP and BNSF as a grain and goods hauler across the Rockies. For that reason, the investors are asking the Surface Transportation Board, (STB) to intervene and assist because of the unfair advantage that the UP has. Hopefully, with my fingers crossed, and hopefully all of yours as well, the STB will rule in favor of the investors and they can get the route up and running after investing nearly $300 million into the route.
Anyway I was excited to see this article come up in my search. It's a rare thing these days to see a route like this become a viable rail line again instead of a useless NIMBY bike trail with stuffed locomotives and signs about what used to be there. Let's hope it comes true.