Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> Can't figure why it makes sense to spend 100 GRAND
> to bring the track from Excepted to Class I just
> for storing cars. Only real difference between the
> two is gauge on curves and on Excepted you don't
> have to fix defects you find that apply to Class
> I.
>
> Don't believe empty tank car storage would trigger
> the "five or more cars" requirement on Excepted
> track but then the OPR does not deal with hazmet
> and I may be wrong.
>
> Dick Samuels
> Oregon Pacific Railroad


Dick,

If the placard is displayed the 5 car rule applies. SC&MB upgraded the track from Salinas Road to Buena Vista Drive just so they could move up to 50 cars at a time.