Leaving them where they are is a wonderfull idea. They should stay there. It's just that so much railroad stuff was being removed from the area in the 80's, I was afraid someone would remove them for scrap.....as an eye sore!
There are all kinds of car remains from the slide. Really none of the parts were removed. The site is quite easy to get to from the county road next to the river. Just look up the mountain and see where the slide came down, wade thur the river (this time of year is great) and there are the remains.
Jerry