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Re: Trinity County, CA Rejects East-West Railroad
Author: not again
Date: 03-12-2017 - 12:05
Espee99 Wrote:
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> Now maybe we can focus on the NWP route, if the
> want train service at all.
Required viewing for any discussion of the NWP route through the Eel River Canyon is this 2009 video:
"Hard Times on the Railroad"
Times have not gotten any easier since that was filmed.
Perhaps one of our railroad economists could estimate the per-car surcharge which repairs would need.
If it were not for the Scotia Bluffs, perhaps a tourist run from Eureka to the end of the redwoods near Alderpoint or Fort Seward would work, but beyond that forget it.
What should a responsible container shipper do -- save a day's sailing and risk having the cargo tied up in Eureka for a few months while washouts are being repaired?
The timber industry does not need the railroad.
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> Now maybe we can focus on the NWP route, if the
> want train service at all.
Required viewing for any discussion of the NWP route through the Eel River Canyon is this 2009 video:
"Hard Times on the Railroad"
Times have not gotten any easier since that was filmed.
Perhaps one of our railroad economists could estimate the per-car surcharge which repairs would need.
If it were not for the Scotia Bluffs, perhaps a tourist run from Eureka to the end of the redwoods near Alderpoint or Fort Seward would work, but beyond that forget it.
What should a responsible container shipper do -- save a day's sailing and risk having the cargo tied up in Eureka for a few months while washouts are being repaired?
The timber industry does not need the railroad.
