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Re: Hamilton City Branch
Author: Tony J.
Date: 01-30-2009 - 00:18

Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> The Colusa Branch was supposed to be abandoned
> 11/84 and in fact I do believe carried on as a
> storage track until March of 1985. On the Orbend
> (as the railroad called it), it last beyond the
> balance south to Coulsa and I think it was like
> 1976 for the last train and pulled up the next
> year.


The portion between Colusa and Harrington was abaodned at that time. In 1984 took photos of the Colusa local pulling a long string of stored cars from around Grimes and Graino, including empty autorack cars. Looked very odd seeing autoracks on the branch.
Tony J.

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