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Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 05-22-2013 - 20:06

As spectacular as it was it is most likely the end of this shortline. Bridges (particularly wood trestles or trestle approaches to steel spans) cause the most serious cases of "heartburn" to shortline operators.

While we can usually weather small mishaps a loss such as this one would mean the end to even the best financed operation.

I'm sure if it were still being operated by the Class I it would not be rebuilt nor would there be any consideration for the shortline (particularly a new operator bringing the line out of bankruptcy) to try to rebuild.

Just my two-cents worth!

Dick Samuels
Oregon Pacific Railroad

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  Burning Railroad Bridge Blues In the clear 05-22-2013 - 14:31
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Marty Bernard 05-22-2013 - 16:42
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Kenn 05-22-2013 - 17:55
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues GCSR 05-22-2013 - 18:39
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Shortline Sammie 05-22-2013 - 20:06
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Alfred Doten 05-23-2013 - 09:50
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Gene Poon 05-23-2013 - 10:21
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues douglasm 05-23-2013 - 12:45
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues That Guy With The Genset 05-24-2013 - 00:02
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues Gotta' know 05-24-2013 - 07:57
  Re: Burning Railroad Bridge Blues OPRRMS 05-24-2013 - 09:34
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