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April 18, 2007

Arizona regulators leery of railroad expansion plan

  • Union Pacific plans to spend $18.4 million rebuilding 50 crossings and on related work.
    • By PAUL DAVENPORT
    Associated Press Writer

    PHOENIX — State regulators are saying “not so fast” to Union Pacific's plan to add a second track to its main line across southern Arizona, a project that the railroad says will allow more trains to use a route with burgeoning traffic from California ports.

    Officials of Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific said they plan to ask the Arizona Corporation Commission for permission to modify 50 existing road grade-crossings to accommodate the double-track project along the Arizona portion of its “Sunset Route” main line between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas.


     
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