Spotlight: Lawmaker Wants to Reopen Defunct Rail Line
Rep. Bob Filner (D-San Diego) wants to reopen a washed-out stretch of the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad that would link Arizona businesses to San Diego’s port instead of Los Angeles/Long Beach. Railtex Corp. of San Antonio has been operating limited freight service along the western part of the 110-mile line. The eastern part was washed out years ago. The line would cost up to $123.6 million to modernize. Filner is seeking congressional support to make the project more feasible.
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