jesse Wrote:
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> THANKS FOR THE ANSWERS -- WHY DO THESE COMPANIES
> WANT THE LINES? ARE THERE ANY SHIPPERS? IS THE
> SUSANVILLE INDUSTIRAL LEAD USED FOR ANYTHING?

Lassen Valley Railway's parent company is A&K Railroad Materials, which operates a handful of shortlines. But, they also deal in used track materials. So, you be the judge. The other player is Nevada Central. Their filings talk about establishing a connection with BNSF in "northern California." You can used the AP search engine to read more about them.

There is a customer (or, potential customer) near Wendel that's mentioned in the various STB filings. If you're really interested, you can look through them on the STB's web site at [www.stb.dot.gov].

There's a sometime tie recycler at the current end of the line, just north of Flanigan. As I understand it, that part of the line will remain UP.