Editing East Regional (section)

=== ''East Local Regional'' Expansion (2021-2026) ===
On July 9th, 2021, Ashwood Southeastern announced that they would be double tracking the line between Ashwood and Sterry to allow for more frequent service on the ''East Local Regional'' and to allow less delays between passenger trains and freight trains that used the same route. Part of the plan was to finally move all main rail traffic away from Sierra Pass and on to the Sierra Cutoff. A new stop in [[Sterry Valley]], a town between Brook and Sterry, was also proposed but has yet to get the green light to begin construction. Work on double tracking and rebuilding parts of the right of way began in fall 2021. The biggest challenge was double tracking and regrading the line between Ashwood and the railroad location Cutoff Junction. The whole right of way had to be basically entirely rebuilt. Work on that part was completed in 2025. The old route over Sierra Pass between Big Ten and Sierra (Sterry Valley) was leased to the [[Sierra Valley Railroad]]. The new double track on the entire line save for a small part in Sterry was completed in early 2026. A new [[Deadwood Transit Center|transit center]] in Deadwood was completed by 2023, featuring several new bus platforms, two track platforms, a new plaza mall and a connection to [[Copper Mountain Transit Authority|CMTA]]’s subway service.