Steamin Wrote:
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> Thanks for the replies...makes more sense it would
> move via rail since all rail routes to Santa Cruz
> are in tact. It is possible the UP could "donate"
> the move per say to assist the GGRM or maybe give
> them a decent rate on the move and write off any
> additional expenses. The move from Niles to
> Watsonville Jct. is not that many rail miles in
> the grand scheme of things and they could just
> justify it as good community PR outreach to assist
> a rail museum get a new start in a new city.
> Given they will probably be limited to a 25 mph
> speed restriction for the move I would imagine it
> will likely be a late night move when the least
> amount of freight and Amtrak rail traffic is
> operating to reduce any chances of delays to
> normal operations. Time will tell how it all
> plays out.

That's how it was done when the equipment was moved
by UP (for free) from Hunter's Point to Niles.