Re: Track Work on West slope of Donner Pass
Author: Wen Dover
Date: 08-26-2008 - 03:47
Clint Wrote:
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> A man strolled by and said that the second
> mainline will be re-installed between Switch Nine
> and Shed Ten. He said that Union Pacific had
> gotten money from the state of California for the
> job. He sighted examples for the project. He
> pointed to the two ribbon rails laid out along
> BOTH flanks of the current single track and
> multiple stacks of track materials to the east of
> the tunnels at Yuba Gap. Well, the ribbon rail is
> to replace the rail on the current existing track
> AND the track materials set out are being used in
> the tie change process.
> ANYONE HAVE any other input on this re-surfaced
> rumor of double track through Yuba Gap again ? ? ?
Bogus.