North Coast Railroad Authority Russian River Division Freight Rail Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007072052
Lead Agency
North Coast Railroad Authority
Document Title
North Coast Railroad Authority Russian River Division Freight Rail Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Existing Railroad
Document Description
NOTE: Extended to May 29, 2009 per lead
Resume freight rail service from Willits, Mendocino County to Lombard, Napa County along a 142 mile project corridor known as the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Generally runs parallel to US 101 north-south through Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin Counties, then east-west in Marin County to Napa County. Service does not extend south of the interchange at US 101 and SR 37, nor north of Willits. Includes general railroad freight service to and from customers on the line, and rehabilitation, construction and repair activities that are necessary to bring the rail line into conformance with FRA Class 2/3 Standards and to address safety issues in FRA Emergency Order No. 21, and to continue with ongoing maintenance and repairs. Start up service will consist of three trips per week between Windsor and Lombard, increasing to 2 round trips per day once established.
Contact Information
Name
Mitch Stogner
Agency Name
North Coast Railroad Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma
Cross Streets
NWP Rail Line
Total Acres
~860
Parcel #
several
State Highways
101, 37
Railways
NWP Rail Line
Schools
several
Waterways
several
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT)
Development Types
Transportation:Rail (resume rail operation)
Local Actions
rail operation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.