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DWBrown

October 05, 2015 12:24PM

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Unfortunately most if not all did not survive far enough into the 20th century when some railfan historian could find a way to preserve some of them. I suspect they were very lightweight and one of the factors that the Grand Trunk idea fizzled. It took about three narrow gauge cars to every one of standard gauge. Light rails, poor construction, smaller train length, poor management and labor issues contributed to the demise.

Dale Brown

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