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Old Posted Nov 26, 2006, 4:01 PM
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^ The "save the peak" campaign has merits--they are proposing to plop this thing basically next door, but thwarting development around Picacho Peak is a fool's chase--the people are coming.

Industry like UP is sorely needed for the state's competitveness, and where you have functioning freight rail networks you have functioning passenger rail networks. Ranchers and preservationists should focus their resources on real alternatives to congestion on I-10/I-8 which I'm certain is far more damaging to the desert than any rail yard UP could be build. To that end, the proposed yard could give UP the capacity to allow high quality commuter service in three counties.

I'm sure there are ways to mitigate the yard's environmental impact that could be factored into the sale price of the land, but UP seriously needs to open up to commuter rail if we are to permit such major operations surrounded by largely untouched desert.
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