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  • City makes offer for railroad bypass

    12/27/2007 5:05:25 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 4 replies · 171+ views
    Victoria Advocate ^ | December 27, 2007 | David Tewes
    A deal could be in the works that might entice Kansas City Southern railroad to bypass Victoria. “I hate to put odds on it happening,” Victoria Mayor Will Armstrong said. “We’d like to work with them, but we want some more information.” Kansas City Southern, which is rebuilding the out-of-service line between Victoria and Rosenberg, asked the city for help in acquiring a construction yard, Armstrong said. The city responded by saying it would consider doing that in exchange for the railroad bypass south of Victoria so trains would not have to go through the heart of the city. Armstrong...