Re: Cumbres Section House- questions and modeling content

Casey Akin Wrote:
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> Don't know if I ever noticed the grade going
> higher by the depot. I know that in 1953, after
> the depot was torn down, that specific track was
> realigned and leveled to parallel the other two.
> I really wonder why the grande would waste time
> and money to do this? Why not just leave the track
> where it was? They may have gained a couple car
> lengths by changing the alignment, but that
> doesn't really seem cost effective for the
> outcome...
>
> Casey

Casey, I think, I remember asking a question similar to why would they bother moving the track, and I believe the conclusion was, that having the tracks closer together possibly made operations in the snow a bit easier.

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