George Andrews Wrote:
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> there are also several utility easements along the R of W.

Utility easements exist on virtually every railroad...

> I'm sure the bridge over the Columbia River @ Beverly,
> though mostly intact, would need $eriou$ attention

Half a billion dollars. That's nothing for Uncle Warren.

> Then there's the U.S. Army and its' Yakima Firing Range
> impact zone.

If I were the U.S. Army I'd have less problem with a train, than recreational mountain bikers (and who knows who else) marching on a military base without authorization. Besides, there's an active railroad line running right through JBLM (that is not the U.S. Army railroad, but a BNSF line).