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Council advances 19th Street rail feasibility study, approves professional-services agreement up to $500,000
Summary
The Springfield City Council moved a feasibility study forward for the 19th Street rail corridor and authorized a professional-services agreement with Hanson Professional Services Inc. for preliminary engineering work not to exceed $500,000; councilors asked for public outreach and an updated cost analysis.
The Springfield City Council on Tuesday moved forward a feasibility study for the 19th Street rail corridor and authorized a professional-services agreement with Hanson Professional Services Inc. for preliminary engineering not to exceed $500,000.
Mayor Jim Buscher told the council that an earlier study predicted up to nine trains per day on the 19th Street tracks by 2030 but that current counts show two trains a day, and that the scheduled 2027 closure of the Kinkade Power Plant could…
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