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Yes they'll unfortunately continue to run freight trains on those tracks. Also the corridor down to Gilroy from Tamien won't be electrified.
by ZanyProgrammer 2y ago
Yes they'll unfortunately continue to run freight trains on those tracks. Also the corridor down to Gilroy from Tamien won't be electrified.
- gumby 2y agoWhat’s unfortunate about them running those freight trains? It’s a greener way to transport freight than a bunch of trucks. (I used to live not far from a crossing in Palo Alto and they had to toot their horn as they went past at 2 am but I can hardly call it burdensome)
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- BobaFloutist 2y agoIt would be nice if they had separate tracks.
- gumby 2y agoWhy? Though in the US I believe freight typically has RoW priority over passenger fleets, in practice on that route I've only seen (/heard) freight at night. I have seen rail deliveries during the day in Redwood city to the port but I don't think that spur connects to that line...? It is shocking that the rail runs right down residential streets with NO separation to keep kids from being run over.
- inferiorhuman 2y agoI believe freight typically has RoW priority over passenger fleets That's a big part of it. The other part is that UP is making electrification difficult and more expensive. UP wants to run double stack cars but the overhead wire would eat into the vertical clearance. I believe there were issues raised with horizontal clearance too.