Port Commissioners Discuss Rail Rehab

DAYTON—Port Manager Jennie Dickinson said a plan to write a five to 10-page strategy request, making the case to the Washington State legislature for funding for rehabilitation of the rail lines for the Columbia/Walla Walla short line railroad, is in the works.

Chris Herman, Senior Director of Trade and Transportation for the Washington Public Ports Association, who also has background in the Rail Division at the WSDOT, is helping the port in that endeavor, said Dickinson.

“I write, Chris reviews, local meeting with agencies, and move forward with a plan to try and get some money from the legi...