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- NCRA DEIR
Nov 10, 2009 |
NWP REPAIRS SUBSTANITALLY COMPLETE
Oct 22, 2009
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July 5, 2009
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Freight Trains Return to Sonoma County
Jun 30, 2009
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NCRA Releases DEIR
Mar 9, 2009
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Judge Approves Settlement
Nov 4, 2008
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Novato Drops Lawsuit
Oct 28, 2008
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Progressive Railroading May 22, 2008
May 22, 2008
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DARIES FEEL PINCH OF CLIMBING COSTS
Apr 26, 2008
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CTC APPROVES FINAL PAYMENT
Feb 14, 2008
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This is Rich
Feb 1, 2008
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release. |
NCRA Appeal to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign
S.B. 861
Ukiah - Sept 20, 2007
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release. |
NCRA Receives $7.5 Million
Ukiah - May 4, 2007
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release. |
CTC Approves Rail Repair Funds
Ukiah - Nov 9, 2006
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Invitation to Bid
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NCRA APPROVES OPERATOR CONTRACT
Ukiah - September 14, 2006
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NCRA SELECTS OPERATOR
Ukiah - May 31, 2006
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NCRA SELECTS OPERATOR FINALISTS
Ukiah - May 10, 2006
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CTC APPROVES NCRA FUNDING
Ukiah - April 27, 2006 - The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today
approved $7.8 million in funding for the North Coast Railroad Authority.
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Federal bill good news for railroad - Aug,
2005
By QUINCY CROMER/The Daily Journal
The $286 billion Transportation Equity Act
approved by Congress last week includes two provisions for the North Coast
Railroad Authority: $12 million in loan forgiveness and some $8.6 million of
unused funding.
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Measures revive hopes for rail line
Glenda Anderson - THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
March 14, 2005
...efforts to revive the North Coast's once-thriving freight line
continue to rumble through state and federal legislative chambers, offering hope
to rail proponents who have seen millions of dollars promised, then withheld
from the railroad over the past 15 years.
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CONGRESSMAN MIKE THOMPSON PRESS
RELEASE - March 11, 05
House Approves Assistance
for North Coast Railroad Authority
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Thompson Secures Funding in Transportation Bill
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STATE SENATOR WES CHESBRO PRESS
RELEASE - March 9, 2005
Chesbro Proposes Legislation To Save North Coast Railroad
Authority
SACRAMENTO
– Senator Wesley Chesbro (D-Arcata) has
introduced a bill that would provide the North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA)
funding to jumpstart the railroad.
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NCRA PRESS RELEASE - January 20,
2005
NCRA Reappoints Woolley Chair
The Board also approves $7.9 million spending plan.
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NCRA PRESS RELEASE
NCRA files lawsuit
against Petaluma Barge Company
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Sierra Railroad to buy
Skunk Train
By Bob Norberg - The
Press Democrat ... December 18, 2003
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NCRA PRESS RELEASE
NCRA Hires New Executive Director
Ukiah,
CA– August 4. 2003 –
By unanimous consent, the Board of
Directors for the North Coast Railroad Authority voted Friday to hire Mitch
Stogner as the new Executive Director of the agency. Stogner replaces previous
Executive Director, Douglas Christy, who resigned in May.
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NCRA PRESS RELEASE
North Coast Railroad Authority Approves Staff Changes
Ukiah, CA June 19, 2003
– With the recent resignation of
Executive Director Doug Christy, the NCRA announced at it’s June 18th
regular board meeting that it has hired Mr. Rick Kennedy as Interim
Executive Director.
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Woolley to take back post on railroad board
By The Times-Standard
Thursday, May 22, 2003
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A bill that will allow elected officials to
serve on the North Coast Railroad Authority was signed by Gov. Gray Davis on
Wednesday.
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State suspends NWP funding
Agency loses
access to $41 million; general manager announces plans to leave beleaguered
railroad
Bob Norberg - The
Press Democrat - May 8, 2003
The state has suspended $41 million in
funding to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, forcing the long-struggling agency
to shelve plans to reopen a freight line through a rugged, slide-prone canyon
from northern Mendocino County to Eureka.
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Rail executive director resigns
By John Driscoll The Times-Standard
Thursday, May 08, 2003
The North Coast Railroad Authority's executive director is quitting to go to work
for a Wisconsin company.
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NCRA PRESS RELEASE
NCRA executive director resigns
Ukiah,
CA– May 7. 2003 – The North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) announced today
that they have accepted the resignation of Executive Director Douglas Christy.
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complete press release. |
Skunk Train under new management
By Claudia Reed - Staff Writer - Willits News
Wed Apr 23 13:05:08 2003 -- Life-saving loan comes
through
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SMART Station Area Planning Work Begins
(from SMART Email Update)
April 18, 2003
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City grants loan for Skunk Train
By Tony Reed of the Advocate
- March 20, 2003
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Woolley resigns from rail board on technicality
By John Driscoll
The Times-Standard
March 04, 2003 -
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Railroad seeking $52 million in federal funding
By John Driscoll - The
Times-Standard
February 20, 2003
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NCRA opens Ukiah office
By MARK HEDGES/The Daily Journal
January 31,
2003
The North Coast Railroad Authority has moved
its office to Ukiah from Cloverdale.
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NCRA: Changes, new developments
Mendocino County Railroad
Society Newsletter
November 2002
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TY to spend $96,000 on depot
Published on November 19, 2002
JOSE L. SANCHEZ JR.
- THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
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mber 5DOUG CHRISTY TO RUN RAILROAD
Published on November 5, 2002
Bob Norberg - The Press
Democrat
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THE HUMBOLDT BEACON
October 23,2002
By Leanne Whitten
The North Coast Railroad Authority has a new conductor. Assistant
Executive Director Doug Christy was unanimously approved by the NCRA Board of
Directors Oct. 16 to step up as executive director of the agency.
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The Times-Standard
Thursday, September 12, 2002
Woolley hops aboard rail authority
By John Driscoll
EUREKA -- In a bid to add some clout to the railroad effort,
Humboldt County supervisors elected one of their own to the North Coast Railroad
Authority on Tuesday.
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
September 9, 2002
City plans $168,000 renovation of historical building,
site
By UCILIA WANG
UKIAH -- Despite the broken glass and graffiti, the 73-year-old
train depot in downtown Ukiah still radiates an alluring mystique that hints at
its importance to the city's history.
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The Times-Standard
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Railroad sale would take act of Legislature
The railroad authority doesn't have the power to sell the North
Coast's railroad without an act of the state Legislature.
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The Times-Standard
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Rail authority takes leap of faith
By John Driscoll
EUREKA -- An act of God shut it down, and it may take an act of
God to open it up again.
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Press Democrat Friday August 9, 2002
Proposal aims to reopen railroad
$61 million plan would reopen Northwestern Pacific to Eureka
By Bob Norberg
Freight trains could be running on the southern half of the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad by next summer and through the Eel River Canyon by
2006 under a $61 million proposal being floated by the railroad's governing
board.
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The Times-Standard
Thursday, August 08, 2002
Prepare railroad tracks for El Niño, county warns
By James Tressler
Fearing a return this winter of the 1998 El Niño storms that wiped out the North
Coast's only railroad, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday
called for emergency preparations to prevent further damage to the line.
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The Humboldt Beacon July 25, 2002
Railroad board considers revised purchase proposal
By Leann Whitten
Ted Niemeyer, a Illinois developer who wants to re-establish the railroad to the
North Coast, has again revised his proposal to acquire North Coast Railroad
Authority's property, this time with a little bite.
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The Times-Standard
Saturday, July 20, 2002
Niemeyer takes a whack at rail authority, clarifies offer
John Driscoll
Chicago-area railroad suitor Ted Niemeyer clarified his offer to buy
the North Coast Railroad in a letter to the North Coast Railroad Authority this
week, and took a stab at the authority and staff for failing to get the
crumbling line fixed.
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The Press Democrat July 18, 2002
ASSEMBLYMAN TO DISCUSS RAIL BILL
BYLINE: Spencer Soper
A proposed commuter rail system linking Sonoma and
Marin counties will be the subject of a public meeting held by Assemblyman Joe
Nation in San Rafael on Friday.
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The Press Democrat July 18, 2002
TRACKSIDE CAMPS WARNED
BYLINE: ANDREA A. QUONG
South of Petaluma where the town unravels into a loose
weave of industrial yards, highway overpasses and parched hills, homeless people
have made camps, mostly out of view, in pockets of open space along the railroad
tracks.
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Sonoma-Marin commuter rail gets railroad approval
Rail authority OKs project after change to bill's
wording
July 17, 2002
By SPENCER SOPER
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Following weeks of negotiations with passenger
train backers, a North Coast railroad owner concerned about maintaining access
for freight trains has withdrawn its opposition to a state bill that would
create a Sonoma-Marin commuter rail district.
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North Coast Journal July 11,
2002
Holy roller not giving up
by
ANDREW EDWARDS
Ted Niemeyer of Niemeyer and
Associates and the newly formed Eel River Railroad are not going away.
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT July 11, 2002
HEALDSBURG MAKES INROADS ON NEW TRAIL
BYLINE: SAM KENNEDY
Pedestrians and bicyclists would course through
Healdsburg with little interference from automobile traffic under the City
Council's plan to convert railroad right of way into a multiuse trail.
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ONLY 1 BID TO REOPEN RAIL LINE
Published on June 28, 2002
© 2002- The Press Democrat
BYLINE: BOB NORBERG
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
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The Times-Standard
Sunday, June 16,
2002
Authority should have equal parts faith and doubt for railroad suitor
The Chicago-area railman who wants to buy the North
Coast railroad portends to be a miracle worker when he says he'll have the line
open within a year.
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The Times-Standard
Tuesday June 11, 2002
For real? Railroad suitor offers formal bid
By James Tressler
EUREKA -- A Chicago-area man who says he wants to buy
the North Coast's railroad -- and get it back in business within a year --
apparently is for real.
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Times-Standard Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Railroad suitor still in the game
By John Driscoll
A Chicago-area rail man said he is still looking to buy the
North Coast Railroad, and believes he can open at least part of the line within
a year.
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The Times-Standard
Monday May 13, 2002
Rail Service is vital to
California's harbors
By James Quinn
The draft of Caltrans’ new 25-year transportation
plan underscores the need for adequate railroad facilities at California’s
harbors.
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The Press Democrat
May 10, 2002
REASON FOR OPTIMISM ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
BYLINE: BILL KORTUM and MIKE HAUSER
As Press Democrat Editorial Director Pete Golis chronicled in a recent column,
reaching consensus on solutions to our transportation and traffic problems has
been an on-again, off-again romance.
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North Coast Journal
May
2,02002
More trouble on the tracks
The North Coast Railroad Authority could have
another obstacle to overcome before it can re-establish railroad service in
Humboldt County.
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The Press Democrat April 30, 2002
MAYOR'S VIEW OF CLOVERDALE'S FUTURE CLOSE TO HOME
BYLINE: BOB JEHN
Cloverdale residents will gladly accept the award for being the ``most
optimistic community in California'' and for good reasons. But not for the
reasons George Rose enumerates in his Close to Home column, which appeared on
the Forum page of the April 22 Press Democrat.
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North Coast Journal
May 2,02002
Too Good to be True?
There may not be many trains on the Northwestern Pacific rail line in the next
few months, but the North Coast Railroad Authority is looking for someone to
serve as an operator.
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Humboldt Beacon May 2, 2002
Railroad Legislation Still in Contention
by Rhett Stephens
San Francisco -- Directors of the North Coast Railroad Authority traveled
to San Francisco on Monday in an attempt to clear a new obstacle from the tracks
of the rail line that they are trying to restore
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The Press Democrat
April 26,2002
Rail Backers Push for Vote
Commuter crunch: Supporters of passenger train linking Sonoma, Marin counties
optimistic sales tax can win in 2004 despite dismal history, strong opposition
By Spencer Soper
Once overshadowed by efforts to widen Highway 101, a proposed commuter rail
system linking Sonoma and Marin counties is taking center stage in the region's
long-running debate over raising taxes to improve transportation.
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North Coast Journal
Thursday April 25, 2002
Supervisors: Amend Rail Bill
Citing fears that the North
Coast will be left out of railroad redevelopment, the Humboldt County Board of
Supervisors voted Friday to ask for amendments to a bill currently in the state
Legislature.
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The Times-Standard
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Board Backs Amendments to Railroad Bill
By James Tressler
EUREKA -- In a special session on Friday, the Humboldt
County Board of Supervisors unanimously backed amendments to a state bill
railroad advocates say threaten North Coast rail interests.
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Humboldt bEACON -
aPRIL 17, 2002
Legislation Threatens Re-establishment of Rail Lines
by RHETT STEPHENS
The tracks remain dormant on the ground while things remain up in the air
for the re-establishment of rail service to Humboldt County...
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The Times-Standard
Wednesday,
April 17, 2002 \
Supes Want Bill to Support Rail
Line
By James Tressler
EUREKA -- Humboldt County
supervisors on Tuesday asked alarmed railroad advocates to back off outright
opposition to a state Assembly bill the advocates say could permanently put the
North Coast out of the railroad business...
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THE PRESS DEMOCRAT - April 14, 2002
RAIL DISTRICT BILL STIRS DEBATE
BYLINE: SPENCER SOPER
Proponents of commuter rail in Sonoma and Marin
counties are pushing state legislation that would create a new political
district and, they believe, make it easier to pass a sales tax to support the
train system...
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The Times-Standard
Saturday, April 13, 2002
Contract for Port of Humboldt Bay
plan awarded
By John Driscoll
A panel of harbor-side agencies awarded a contract to work up a
revitalization plan for the Port of Humboldt Bay to a Portland, Ore., firm which
will hire a local group to assist...
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North Coast Journal, Wednesday March 28, 2002
Is railroad suitor for real?
An Illinois developer has
expressed an interest in buying some of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad line
-- but his desire may be hard to realize.
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The Times-Standard,
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Rail purchase eyed less warily
By John Driscoll
North Coast railroad officials
are still dubious about an Illinois group's pitch to buy the Northwestern
Pacific Railroad after hearing from the group's lead man last week.
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Times-Standard - Editorial - Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Let the man make his rail purchase pitch
It's not every day that someone says he want to buy a railroad. That has just
happened, however, and it raises questions about just where things stand with
the Northwestern Pacific Railroad and where they are going. Or not going.
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Ukiah Daily Journal - March 12, 2002
Park planned for site near depot
By MARK HEDGES
The much-abused Perkins Street Railroad Depot site
will soon have a "pocket park" adjacent to it. Picture the area there: yes, the
depot itself is historical, but vandalized, and its future use remains unknown.
Presented to the City Council last week, were plans for the vacant land on the
opposite side of Gibson Creek from the depot between Perkins Street and the
"creek."
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Times-Standard
Sunday,
March 2, 2001
The Railroad Benefits All Business
By J Warren Hockaday
Much has been written lately
about the effort to restore rail service to the region. It has become an
incredibly complex process involving layer upon layer of regulatory and
bureaucratic oversight. As the proponents of the rail strive to make progress,
the need for broad-based public support is critical.
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The Humboldt Beacon,
Thursday, February 28, 2002
Railroad Plan A Moves Forward
By RHETT STEPHENS
For 80 years, the trains ran. The whistles blew, and
the engines chugged along, carrying freight between Humboldt County and the Bay
Area.
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The Press
Democrat - February 22, 2002
HISTORIC RAIL CARS TO BE SOLD
By Bob Norberg
The North Coast Railroad Authority is putting its
fleet of historic rail cars up for sale rather than let them suffer the ravages
of the weather and vandals. The cars include 14 passenger cars from the 1950s
that were part of the Coast Daylight and Shasta Daylight fleets.
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Times-Standard
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Federal funds won't go to southern part of railroad
for now
By John Driscoll
EUREKA -- In what appears a small victory for
railroad proponents in northern Humboldt County, the North Coast Railroad
Authority voted to shelve a project that might shift disaster funds to the
southern part of the rail line and away from work needed in the Eel River
Canyon.
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