BOB2 Wrote:
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> Not!
>
> No way would UP or ACE, after having spent $6-10
> million or more a mile to tear out the 85 lb. rail
> and replacing it with 115 lb. rail and concrete
> ties, new signals, etc. will PLA be using that
> segment on the weekend, which would also be needed
> for maintenance windows, too.

136 lb. or 141 lb.


>
> Anyone who thinks that these operators would ever
> allow such a mix of modern freight and passenger
> operations with tourist volunteers, on such a
> "part time" basis is dreaming, for the reasons
> stated in the previous posts.

And who could afford insurance for such A THING?



>
> ACE is also looking at becoming a real railroad,
> that would offer much needed weekend service like
> Caltrain and Metrolink, so the weekend only PLA
> pipedream, is just that. It is not an option that
> is likely or viable, so a real plan B will likely
> be needed for either ACE/UP or PLA, if this comes
> to pass.
>
> I think the current ACE proposal on this is poorly
> thought out and scoped, at this point, as I noted
> in the earlier post. This is because DT on the WP
> side may make more sense, and it may be no more
> expensive to do that, even with tunnel widening.
>
>
> When I did this kind of planning, I always
> preferred to do the analysis first for these kind
> of things, before announcing the "preferred"
> option, and those would be among my comments to
> ACE on this option.