THE German state of Baden-Württemberg has signed a memorandum of understanding with the municipalities of Waldshut and Lörrach, Hochrhein-Bodensee Regional Council, the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) and the Swiss cantons of Basel-Stadt and Schaffhausen on planning, financing, and implementation of a project to electrify the 75km Basle - Waldshut - Erzingen Upper Rhine Line, which straddles the border between the two countries.