Re: That's all she wrote for the Feather River route?
Author: George Andrews
Date: 11-05-2009 - 13:52
All the ranting aside, there is substance to this idea on Ewe - Pee's part. The Feather River Canyon route has always been a maintenance hassle due to winter weather. I drove around the barricades and saw the damage from the flood of 1986; it's a good thing the boys from Omaha were signing the checks or the line would have joined the ranks of the Modoc Line & the NWP. ( Oops - now I did it ). If Omaha decides to reinstall the missing double track over Donner Pass, it could mean Adios' - Rio de Las Plumas.
At least Ewe - Pee has a choice; I'm not sure BNSF wants to assume the costs of ownership & maintenance of the lower canyon trackage. QUESTION : Does anyone know if the trackage rights agreement requires U.P. to maintain the line in operational condition ???