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Henderson County News
Blue Ridge Southern Railroad receives $4.5 million grant
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RALEIGH – Blue Ridge Southern Rairoad is among 12 short line railroads that will soon be making improvements to their rail infrastructure thanks to approximately $10.2 million in matching grant funds being awarded as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program, the DOT announced. Read Story »
Tags: Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
Brevard News
Company's application reports no objection so far to railbanking
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Bradon J. Smith, a Chicago-based attorney, paid a $4,600 fee via pay.gov and formally launched the process on Wednesday that barring unexpected roadblocks should lead to federal regulators' approval of Blue Ridge Southern Railroad's request to railbank the 19-mile Hendersonville-to-Brevard corridor for the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad | railbanking
Henderson County Business
New owner begins operating area rail line
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The new owners of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line have made no commitment yet on using the rail line, which advocates of the Ecusta Trail hope would be converted into a biking and pedestrian greenway. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
Etowah Business
Sale of local rail line is set
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A Kansas-based short-line rail operator has reached a "definitive agreement" with Norfolk-Southern Corp. to buy three lines in Western North Carolina, including the Hendersonville-to-Pisgah Forest line that local advocates hope to convert into a greenway. Read Story »
Tags: Ecusta Trail | greenways | Norfolk-Southern | Watco Transportation Services | Blue Ridge Southern Railroad
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