Posted July 20, 200618 yr http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060720/NEWS11/607200354/-1/NEWS -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Article published July 20, 2006 CSX revives rail-connector proposal By DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER For those who live in southern Lake Township, it's the railroad construction proposal that keeps coming back. After two previous false starts, CSX Transportation Corp. says it's serious this time about building a 1.6-mile connecting track to create a direct route to and from the south end of its Stanley Yard freight-car sorting complex west of Walbridge. A five-person CSX delegation met briefly behind closed doors with township trustees Tuesday afternoon to advise them of the company's plans. More at link above:
July 20, 200618 yr What's interesting about this is that even a simple project like this would help eliminate the very kind of bottlenecks that would help enable the Ohio Hub rail plan. It would also have the net effect of taking more freight traffic off of local roads and highways, as well as reducing the number of trains that block crossings in the Walbridge area. I hope this doesn't revert to another NIMBY issue as it has previously.
July 21, 200618 yr Wouldn't this also open up the possibility of allowing CSX freight traffic to be rerouted away from the at-grade Vickers Crossing with the busy NS line? I need to post a map... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 21, 200618 yr Cool. Here is what I had in mind. Is this close to what's being considered? Before.... After.... Those images are about 160K each. I have these in higher resolution versions, each about 2mb, in case you're interested. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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