419 Talmage Road Suite M
Ukiah, Ca 95482
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NCRA APPROVES OPERATOR CONTRACT
Ukiah –
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company is comprised of
Woodside Consulting Group of
“If we can get the state funding to repair the line, this team can successfully operator the trains,” said Hemphill.
Paul Kelley, Chairman of the Sonoma County Board of
Supervisors and NCRA Board Director said “the first order of business is to
repair the line form the national rail interchange (near
Hemphill, NCRA’s veteran Board Chairman said that “we now have a credible operator and the potential to ship three new commodities on this line: in-bound containers from Humboldt Bay, rock from the Island Mountain Quarry North of Willits, and solid waste (garbage) from Sonoma, Mendocino, and Humboldt Counties.”
Mendocino County Supervisor Hal Wagenet, who is also an NCRA Board Director, said the NWP Co. “is an exceptional team of veteran railroaders with the financial means and know-how to make this work.”
NCRA Board Director and Chairman of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, John Woolley, said the new operator will provide financial support to facilitate repair of the line in phases. “Our new operator wants to initiate repairs South of Willits first, and simultaneously begin preparation of the environmental clearances for repairs in the Canyon—this is a sensible approach” Woolley said.
“NWP Co. is pleased to formalize our partnership with the
NCRA, finalizing our Lease Agreement. We
continue to intend to achieve the successful reopening of the entire line from
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