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Re: yard tracks
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 06-26-2010 - 10:32

George Andrews Wrote:
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> The story I read regarding Espee's Fresno Yard,
> was that Espee rebuilt the tracks on their old
> centers (11 ft ), and were then told by CA. PUC
> that they had to be on 12 ft centers. Soooo, Espee
> simply spiked the switches shut on every other
> track !!! This loss of capacity led to many trains
> using sidings in the San Jouquin Valley as yard
> tracks & set out tracks. Which of course led to
> fewer places to stage a meet. Perhaps BOB2 or
> SLOCONDR can confirm this ???

I'll confirm it.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  yard tracks tabasco 06-25-2010 - 23:35
  Re: yard tracks Severe Duty 06-26-2010 - 08:44
  Re: yard tracks SLOCONDR 06-26-2010 - 08:52
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-26-2010 - 09:26
  Re: yard tracks MP 44.7 06-26-2010 - 10:21
  Re: yard tracks Sever Duty 06-26-2010 - 10:25
  Re: yard tracks MP 44.7 06-26-2010 - 12:31
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-26-2010 - 10:32
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-26-2010 - 11:02
  Re: yard tracks XRM 06-26-2010 - 15:38
  Re: yard tracks XRM 06-28-2010 - 09:14
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-28-2010 - 11:55
  Re: yard tracks OTN 06-26-2010 - 11:12
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-26-2010 - 14:29
  Re: yard tracks hepkema 06-27-2010 - 09:02
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-27-2010 - 13:13
  Re: yard tracks Shortline Sammie 06-27-2010 - 19:30
  Re: yard tracks hepkema 06-27-2010 - 21:45
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-28-2010 - 13:13
  Re: yard tracks Jim West 06-28-2010 - 17:11
  Re: yard tracks George Andrews 06-28-2010 - 17:45
  Re: yard tracks OldPoleBurner 06-28-2010 - 20:31
  Re: yard tracks Craig Tambo 06-29-2010 - 00:34
  Re: yard tracks OPRRMS 06-29-2010 - 11:52


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