Orange County Moving Toward Elevated Train

The county's transportation authority is closer to choosing a route, but residents are not so sure about the project.

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January 18, 2001, 1:00 PM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"It could be the region's best-kept secret: Transportation officials might build a 30-mile light-rail line through the heart of Orange County. In many places it would rise 40 feet above the street on concrete columns, casting shadows on sun-splashed streetscapes, bringing a new source of noise to neighborhoods - and moving tens of thousands of commuters. Costing up to $2.3 billion, CenterLine would be the largest public-works project in county history -- aside from the proposed El Toro airport."

Thanks to Christian Peralta

Read the full story: A distant rumble

Thursday, January 18, 2001 in Orange County Register

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