The City was recently informed that Union Pacific Railroad plans major work along their tracks through the city that includes removing the .6 mile row of trees between their tracks and the Aquatic Park. 

This work is likely to start this month and the city was only received notification last week. 

See City Manager Paul Buddenhagen's memo to City Council: 

Here are the plans submitted by Union Pacific: 

See also the CEQA exemption filed by the railroad,

and the Water Board Certification