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July 31, 2015

$600M needed for in-state rail: study

By JOURNAL STAFF

OLYMPIA — More than half of Washington's short-line rail miles aren't up to modern standards, a recent study found. Bringing them up to date could cost more than $600 million.

The report was done by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State University Freight Policy Transportation Institute at the request of the state Legislature.

Many of the state's 29 short-line railroads are local and serve farmers in agricultural and timber-growing areas by hauling their products to larger railroads.

The study found that more than 55 percent of all short-line track miles in Washington — 740 miles — are not able to efficiently handle the 286,000-pound rail cars used in modern freight transport.

Read the report online at 1.usa.gov/1LTN0Es.




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