Tag: kurt triplett

January 5, 2015

Feds reject railroad lawsuit threatening the Eastside Trail, Kirkland section opens soon

The case for freight rail service as a reason to stop to the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail (one part of the Eastside Rail Corridor) always seemed rather weak. But since it would be decided by a Federal agency and laws governing rail are often old and sometimes strange, a lawsuit by the Ballard Terminal Railroad…
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tagged: cross kirkland corridor, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, kirkland, kurt triplett
April 3, 2013

Ballard Terminal Railroad sues to delay Kirkland trail project

The Ballard Terminal Railroad has filed a Federal lawsuit to stop the City of Kirkland from tearing out unused rail tracks on a segment of the Eastside Rail Corridor through the city. Kirkland recently purchased the segment with the intent of installing an interim soft trail until a permanent trail and possibly even passenger rail…
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tagged: ballard terminal railroad, eastside rail corridor, kirkland, kurt triplett
March 19, 2012

Times: Kirkland rail corridor plans aim high

The City of Kirkland has some big hopes for the 5.75 miles of Eastside Rail Corridor it is on the verge of purchasing from the Port of Seattle (see our previous story). The Seattle Times reports that City Manager Kurt Triplett sees the right-of-way as Kirkland’s “equivalent of the Louisiana Purchase” because of its potential…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, kirkland, kurt triplett, seattle times