J. K. Trowling Wrote:
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> George Andrews Wrote:
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> > It looks like a lot of work awaits before rail
> service can
> > resume.
>
>
> Talk about a perfect setup for Iowa Pacific to say
> "No tenemos el dinero." For those of you outside
> of California, that means "We don't have the
> money." The perfect way to bow out of this
> operation. Claim the line needs a lot of work to
> restore service, and the little bit of money they
> make on the passenger operations over that segment
> doesn't justify the investment to return the line
> to service at this time.
>
> I don't think Hollywood could have handed Ed a
> better script. The only easier script is the
> Piedmont & Northern, because it has no traffic.
> That left spokesman extraordinaire Jim Fetchero
> the easiest script yet-- "We're just going to walk
> away when the contract is up."
>
> The Texas State "disgruntled employee" was a flop.
> Wonder what Mt. Hood's will be?


The downed trees are very minor compared to the slide and washout at milepost 5. I heard a significant portion of an adjacent farm field has slid on to the ROW.

BTW, the SC&MB contract is up in 2022 and IP owns the Mount Hood Railroad. They lease the Texas State Railroad and Piedmont & Northern.

Washout At Mile Post 5.0