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7/2/2025, 10:17:51 AM
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>The cars in OP's pic are marooned on that siding because tunnel number three, which was briefly daylighted in 2016, had a landslide that blocked the track there
So the coaches got shunted there, had the tunnel collapse, and the owners just went "fuck it" and left them there to rot? Have they really only been there since 2016? They look to be in absolutely awful condition and I imagine they had to have been originally at least half-decent when they were acquired from Metra since they were intended for future use.
>Even if the line were operable, I'd question its suitability for modern freight operations, given the tight curves and wooden trestles.
The wooden trestles would definitely need to go because they wouldn't be able to handle the weight of modern rolling stock. The curves could probably be handled with running at reduced speeds and using non-intermodal rolling stock (i.e. box cars).
Thankfully with passenger cars, it wouldn't be an issue.
>The cars in OP's pic are marooned on that siding because tunnel number three, which was briefly daylighted in 2016, had a landslide that blocked the track there
So the coaches got shunted there, had the tunnel collapse, and the owners just went "fuck it" and left them there to rot? Have they really only been there since 2016? They look to be in absolutely awful condition and I imagine they had to have been originally at least half-decent when they were acquired from Metra since they were intended for future use.
>Even if the line were operable, I'd question its suitability for modern freight operations, given the tight curves and wooden trestles.
The wooden trestles would definitely need to go because they wouldn't be able to handle the weight of modern rolling stock. The curves could probably be handled with running at reduced speeds and using non-intermodal rolling stock (i.e. box cars).
Thankfully with passenger cars, it wouldn't be an issue.
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