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nickgully

July 25, 2016 01:30PM

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I don't think it is the number of cars so much as the tonnage. Uphill was lumber, coal, mining supplies. Downhill was ore. I think empties also came uphill to supply the massive need for ore cars.

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k-27's on the silverton branch	D&RGW490	July 25, 2016 12:45PM
Re: k-27's on the silverton branch	nickgully	July 25, 2016 01:30PM
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