Marc Bowman Wrote:
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> While enjoying a visit at the Amador County Fair
> recently, I noticed a railroad exhibit. I only
> had a few minutes to speak with an attendant at
> the exhibit. The conversation lead to him
> informing me that there will soon be federal
> funding of approximately 12 million dollars to
> construct a rail line from Martell easterly into
> the Sierras to near Silver Lake. He mentioned
> that the project was a coop between the feds and
> SPI corp. He also told me that I could find more
> info at this website; amadorhistoricrailroad.com
> . However, the site was not available.
>
> I would enjoy learning more about this project. I
> can be reached at
bowman@volcano.net
>
> Marc Bowman
From Martell to near Silver lake? And only 12 million dollars....12 million *MIGHT* get you to Pine Grove....sounds to me like someone is trying to be a mini NCRA