Re: East-West Railway Could Roll Through Arcata........Huh?
Author: Jasper
Date: 09-18-2012 - 11:08
Highways can have steeper grades then railroads so can take a more direct route. Compare I-40 with the Transcon from Barstow east. In California, I-40 goes over the mountains while the railroad goes around them to lower the grade.
Jasper