Former ATSF 2nd District Demolition

Will freight traffic still go out to the brewery? Will the old San Dimas station be a stop? Will this extension eventually conflict with Metrolink?

Flash, There will be a station in San Dimas but doubt if it will be the old one.  The BNSF will still take cars to the brewry in Irwindale but I think there has been talk about building a separate right of way for them.  I don't think the new light rail track would support standard railroad equipment.  This line will parallel the Metrolink line starting in Pomona.  The Metrolink now runs over the former ATSF track between Claremont and San Bernardino.  Don't know how the light rail will fit in with all this.  That will be in the next phase which is a long way off and has not been funded yet.  Right now, they are working on the second phase which will run from Sierra Madre to Azusa, Ca., a distance of about 8 1/2 miles from where the line ends now.  So when this phase is complete in 2015, you can ride all the way from L.A. Union Station to Azusa and ending at Citrus College in Glendora.  Try to google on Gold Line Information which may shed more light on future development.

 

Ray