The operating agreement for the Chillicothe Owned Railroad was extended at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Council approved the contract with Motive Rail. City Administrator Darin Chappell says under the agreement, Motive rail takes care of the operation. He says recently, Motive Rail has increased the amount of track that is usable as storage. Chappell says those repairs and upgrades […]
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A company would like to store loaded rail cars on the rail line that is owned by the City of Chillicothe, but for that to happen, the city will have to upgrade the rail ties. City Administrator Darin Chappell told the Council on Monday this will be expensive, but would give the rail line new opportunities. The City Council gave […]
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The Chillicothe Railroad Advisory Board for the City of Chillicothe will meet August 20th at 5:15pm in the Council Chambers of Chillicothe City Hall. A routine agenda includes new business, old business and a review of financials. The meeting is open to the public.
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Work on a railroad crossing means a road closure in southeast Chillicothe next week. In an e-mail from MNCRR, a company called Capital Rail will be in Chillicothe to replace the Corporate Drive crossing, with work expected to begin Monday or Tuesday. The work is expected to be complete on or before Thursday the 11th. Road detour signs will be […]
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An issue with the railroad tracks in the industrial park will result in an emergency short term repair and long term solution. Derrick McIntyre from Motive Rail explained the issue to the City Council at Monday’s meeting. He said the traffic on the road is on a downhill pitch and that is causing a shift in the rail crossing, making […]
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Bids for the repairs of the rail bridge that crosses US 36, west of Mitchel Road came in three to four time the estimate by the engineer. The Chillicothe City Council reviewed the bids the engineer had estimated would be a little over $33,000 for the repairs from a truck hitting the rail bridge. The low bid on the project […]
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