Re: 2479 restoration
Author: Ken Middlebrook
Date: 10-04-2012 - 21:13
Hutch 7.62 Wrote:
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> Any time frame when 2479 will be steamed up. All
> that work (30+ years) has to be amounting to
> something. Drove by there today and noticed thant
> the spur across Tully is gone :O
While the pulling of the spur was disheartening as track could be relaid, it was the selling of a portion of the right-of-way to an adjacent property owner and his subsequent new construction on the parcel that closed the door. We enjoy a positive relationship with the county; as a result, restoration will continue at the fairgrounds location. At some point, 2479 will be trucked off the fairgrounds to active rail.
Having been personally involved with this effort since 1982, I have only one comment about a completion timeframe...it is simply a matter of money.
Respectfully,
Ken