trackwalker Wrote:
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> Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > Since the right of way, track and bridges is
> owned
> > by the State of Oregon (or other governmental
> > body) any salvage from removal of the line
> should
> > be offered to the state's Short Lines at
> current
> > NLV (Net Liquidation Value) which is the value
> of
> > the rails, OTM (angle bars, plates,
> creepers,
> > etc) and ties LESS the cost of removal before
> > putting out to bid to outfits like A&K.
>
> > Sammie
>
> The last time I was over the line which was about
> two years before the "final flood," the only
> salvageable components was the steel. Ties were in
> dismal shape for the most part. As for any
> salvage, I would suspect at this point in time
> the cost to access the ROW would outweigh the
> value of the material. There are too many washouts
> that would have to be restored before any vehicles
> could pass through. A friend biked it a couple of
> years ago and he said there was at least a mile of
> "hike a bike" in hundreds of small sections. The
> only other option would be to it out. Erickson
> could do the job, only flying steel vs. logs.


My reference to "low hanging fruit" was to the portion next to the highway and readily accessible between Banks and Buxton ( 7 miles +/- ) which is all 110 lb or larger and would go a long way in rehabbing smaller privately owned short lines like our Molalla Branch which has had O public funding in our 28+ years of existence.