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Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana
Author: Jim Speaker's Third Cousin Twice Remo
Date: 06-15-2014 - 16:59

David Smith Wrote:
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> I still have a hard time understanding why BNSF
> has been so reticent over the years to just give
> this line to MRL.

Another theory is that with BNSF never officially abandoning the line, their obligation to clean up an environmental mess doesn't kick in. The fills on the line were built with tailings from the copper mines and cleaning that up, IF the line was abandoned, would cost buu kuu bucks.

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  Railroading east of Butte, Montana Jim G. 06-11-2014 - 19:29
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  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana George Andrews 06-11-2014 - 20:57
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana George Andrews 06-11-2014 - 20:59
  Deadmen tell no tales pdxrailtransit 06-11-2014 - 21:21
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana ex-BN 06-11-2014 - 22:01
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana Rich Hunn 06-12-2014 - 09:19
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana trackwalker 06-14-2014 - 21:33
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana David Smith 06-15-2014 - 09:13
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana Jim Speaker's Third Cousin Twice Remo 06-15-2014 - 16:59
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana Rich Hunn 06-15-2014 - 17:16
  Re: Railroading east of Butte, Montana EPA Inspector 06-16-2014 - 03:52
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