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7/5/2013 - Agenda and Packet posted for July 10, meeting. Please see the meetings page |
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Judge to Dismiss Suit Against North Coast Rail Service May 7, 2013 Press Democrat |
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| North Bay Freight Gets Back on Trackk July 18, 2011 |
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| Freight Trains Back in North Bay July 14, 2011 |
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| FRA Lifts EO 21 May 5, 2011 |
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| North Bay freight trains one step closer Nov 22, 2010 |
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Rail Realities Nov 6, 2010 |
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Freight Service On Hold Until Agencies Can Agree Oct 20, 2010 |
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Rail Dispute Threatens Cargo Service Oct 19, 2010 |
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Notice Of Availability - NCRA DEIR Nov 10, 2009 |
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NWP REPAIRS SUBSTANITALLY COMPLETE Oct 22, 2009 Click here for complete press release |
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KCBS Radio July 5, 2009 Click here to listen KCBS Radio Page |
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Freight Trains Return to Sonoma County Jun 30, 2009 Click here for the complete press release |
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NCRA Releases DEIR Mar 9, 2009 Click here for the complete press release |
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Judge Approves Settlement Nov 4, 2008 Click here for the complete press release |
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Novato Drops Lawsuit Oct 28, 2008 Click here for the complete press release |
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Progressive Railroading May 22, 2008 May 22, 2008 Click here for the complete press release |
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DARIES FEEL PINCH OF CLIMBING COSTS Apr 26, 2008 Click here for the complete press release |
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| CTC APPROVES FINAL PAYMENT Feb 14, 2008 Click here for the complete press release |
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This is Rich Feb 1, 2008 |
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NCRA Appeal to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign S.B. 861 Ukiah - Sept 20, 2007 |
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NCRA Receives $7.5 Million Ukiah - May 4, 2007 Click here for the complete press release. |
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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. Click here for the complete press release. |
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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 - Thompson Secures Funding in Transportation Bill Click here for Congressman Thompson's complete press release. |
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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
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 RELEASENorth 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 Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 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 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. Click here for complete press release. |
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Skunk Train under new management Wed Apr 23 13:05:08 2003 -- Life-saving loan comes through |
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SMART Station Area Planning Work Begins
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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 March 04, 2003 - |
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Railroad seeking $52 million in federal funding February 20, 2003 |
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NCRA opens Ukiah office 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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SS TY to spend $96,000 on depot Published on November 19, 2002 |
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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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Thursday, September 12, 2002 Woolley hops aboard rail authority
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, 2002City plans $168,000 renovation of historical building, siteBy 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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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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Wednesday, August 14, 2002 Rail authority takes leap of faith 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 EurekaBy 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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Thursday, August 08, 2002 Prepare railroad tracks for El Niño, county warns 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 |
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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 approvalRail authority OKs project after change to bill's wordingJuly 17, 2002 By SPENCER SOPER 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 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 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
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 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 2,02002Too 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, 2002Railroad Legislation Still in Contention |
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The Press Democrat April 26,2002Rail Backers Push for VoteCommuter crunch: Supporters of passenger train linking Sonoma, Marin counties optimistic sales tax can win in 2004 despite dismal history, strong opposition
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North Coast Journal Thursday April 25, 2002Supervisors: Amend Rail BillCiting 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 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
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The Times-Standard Wednesday, April 17, 2002 \ Supes Want Bill to Support Rail Line 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 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
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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 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 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
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 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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