THIS OPERATING & COORDINATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement” or “2017Operating & Coordination Agreement • September 7th, 2017 • California
WHEREAS, pursuant to the JPA Agreement (defined below) and the Cooperative Agreement and set of Principles of Agreement (each dated as of April 30, 1996), all between NCRA and Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority (“NWPRA”), various commitments were made, including (1) that NWPRA would acquire title to the Healdsburg and Lombard Segments (defined below) and that the NCRA would acquire title to the Willits Segment (defined below), (2) that upon acquisition of the Healdsburg and Lombard Segments NWPRA would convey a perpetual and exclusive easement for the operation of freight service and grant contract rights for the operation of passenger excursion service over the Healdsburg and Lombard Segments to NCRA, and (3) that upon acquisition of the Willits Segment NCRA would convey to NWPRA a permanent easement over the Willits Segment for operation of regularly scheduled passenger commuter service and for operation of certain intercity and other passenger service; and
