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Port of Seattle complete rail corridor purchase
The Port of Seattle has completed purchase of a rail corridor from BNSF Railway for $81 million after nearly two years of negotiations.
The Associated Press
The Port of Seattle has completed purchase of a rail corridor from BNSF Railway for $81 million after nearly two years of negotiations.
The Port of Seattle says the deal, finalized Monday, will preserve the line for transportation and recreation uses.
Six local governments and utilities formed a partnership to preserve the 42-mile rail corridor between Snohomish and Renton.
The partners are King County, Sound Transit, city of Redmond, Puget Sound Energy and Cascade Water Alliance.
King County plans to build hiking and biking trails on the line south of Woodinville. BNSF donated the southern portion of the corridor between Woodinville and Renton and the Redmond Spur that goes through the City of Redmond.
Freight service will continue between Snohomish and Woodinville through an agreement between the Port and a third-arty operator.
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