By Michele Smith
The Times
Railroad to Resume Late Spring, Operator Says
Majority of repairs to rail line and bridges has been completed
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Crews repaired a railroad bridge between Waitsburg and Dayton earlier this year.
DAYTON-Paul Didelius, owner and commercial director of Frontier Rail, LLC, operator of the short line railroad between Dayton and Walla Walla, spoke about work progress and outreach to potential customers, at last week's meeting of the Port of Columbia Commissioners.
Didelius said that 98% of a first rail bank grant has been used and the majority of the work repairing rails and bridges has been accomplished. He said that as soon as they receive the remaining two percent of the rail bank grant, they can begin tackling an issue west of Waitsburg, after which the rail lines will open in late spri...
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