Countywide : Cities Fund Study on Railway Traffic
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Faced with an increasing amount of rail traffic, the cities of Yorba Linda, Placentia, Anaheim and Fullerton have commissioned a $252,000 study of how to cope with the problem.
Freight trains are passing through North County with more frequency these days, city officials said, and that traffic is projected to increase, according to Santa Fe Railway.
City officials say they are particularly concerned that trains will block emergency vehicles traveling on Orangethorpe Avenue.
About 30 freight trains a day pass through the four cities. That number is expected to reach 80 a day within 10 years, said Christopher Becker, Placentia’s director of public works.
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