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WilliamDiehl

August 11, 2017 12:22PM

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Clyde Putman Wrote:
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> Tom beat me to the punch! The longer wye seems to
> be fantastic for the crews, and means fewer
> crossings of the highway.
> That is a real improvement in the yard operations.

Not to mention a less severe option than what was originally proposed. The operator who had recently been in Chama had proposed lopping off the south end of the yard in favor or a balloon loop.

William Diehl... \M/( >.< )\M/
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October 2012 Chama train switching	Casey Akin	August 06, 2017 10:02PM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	Tom Peterman	August 08, 2017 08:59AM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	Clyde Putman	August 11, 2017 07:17AM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	Greg Scholl	August 11, 2017 08:38AM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	pd3463	August 11, 2017 09:00AM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	tomc	August 11, 2017 09:02AM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	WilliamDiehl	August 11, 2017 12:22PM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	Casey Akin	August 12, 2017 01:02PM
Re: October 2012 Chama train switching	pd3463	August 12, 2017 10:38PM

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