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rainbowroute

November 18, 2018 07:52PM

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The past few days, I've had some questions regarding the Mears shortlines out of Silverton that, apparently, don't seem easy to answer. None of my resources, particularly The Rainbow Route, appear to have the answers.

What infrastructure, if any, existed to service the locomotives outside of Silverton? Would it have even been necessary? Did the SRR have water columns along the route? I've hiked and explored most of all the ROWs, and in retrospect can't recall any servicing locations. The lines were short, yes, but still...nada?

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Mears' shortlines question	rainbowroute	November 18, 2018 07:52PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	Tower Operator	November 18, 2018 08:12PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	Chris Walker	November 18, 2018 08:22PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	rainbowroute	November 18, 2018 10:16PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	ROW Explorer	November 18, 2018 10:42PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	rainbowroute	November 21, 2018 10:17PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	Chris Walker	November 21, 2018 10:58PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	ROW Explorer	November 22, 2018 08:28AM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	Popeye8762	November 22, 2018 10:56AM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	Dave Peterson	November 22, 2018 02:24PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	rainbowroute	November 22, 2018 03:23PM
Re: Mears' shortlines question	ROW Explorer	December 01, 2018 10:45AM

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