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Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop"
Author: tundraboomer
Date: 02-15-2016 - 09:43

One loop that rarely gets a mention is the one on the Alaska Railroad, which was bypassed in 1951. The new route eliminated MP 50, which is a frequent source of pranks by old heads on new hires.

There's not much left of the loop today and the area is virtually inaccessible. More here...

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  Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" JohnSutter 02-14-2016 - 16:59
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" BN Oly 02-14-2016 - 17:15
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" engr 02-14-2016 - 17:37
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" stash 02-14-2016 - 21:54
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" Hopkins 02-15-2016 - 06:41
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" mook 02-15-2016 - 07:01
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" steve thompson 02-15-2016 - 07:57
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" Bruce Butler 02-15-2016 - 08:30
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" Fred 02-15-2016 - 09:31
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" tundraboomer 02-15-2016 - 09:43
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" Craig Tambo 02-15-2016 - 10:23
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" crmeatball 02-15-2016 - 12:02
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" mook 02-15-2016 - 09:45
  Re: Engineering Marvel, 101 Year old- "Williams Loop" WebDigger 02-15-2016 - 10:18
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  Re: Engineering Marvel: loops GN Horseshoe Tunnel Dan 02-16-2016 - 10:21
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