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Re: Mudslide Closes BNSF North of Seattle, Again
Author: David Smith
Date: 03-17-2015 - 17:35
George Andrews Wrote:
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> An alternate version of the Buying & Re - opening
> Stampede Pass story is that BNSF was afraid THE
> YELLOW BORG was going to buy the line from the
> Temple family ( Washington Central ) for an
> alternate way into Puget Sound, as opposed to
> being treated as the poor step - child on the BNSF
> trackage rights from Portland. This purchase would
> have also cut some miles off the run from Hinkle.
> Soooo... as the story goes, BNSF bought the line
> back from the Temples and re - opened it
> themselves, with a bit of taxpayer money from Port
> of Tacoma in exchange for increased clearances and
> double - stacks. Still waiting for that last deal
> to play out.
The YELLOW BORG should have bought that one very strategic segment of the Milwaukee line back when they had the chance.
You snooze, you lose.
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> An alternate version of the Buying & Re - opening
> Stampede Pass story is that BNSF was afraid THE
> YELLOW BORG was going to buy the line from the
> Temple family ( Washington Central ) for an
> alternate way into Puget Sound, as opposed to
> being treated as the poor step - child on the BNSF
> trackage rights from Portland. This purchase would
> have also cut some miles off the run from Hinkle.
> Soooo... as the story goes, BNSF bought the line
> back from the Temples and re - opened it
> themselves, with a bit of taxpayer money from Port
> of Tacoma in exchange for increased clearances and
> double - stacks. Still waiting for that last deal
> to play out.
The YELLOW BORG should have bought that one very strategic segment of the Milwaukee line back when they had the chance.
You snooze, you lose.
