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El Coke

July 10, 2000 08:55AM

Smoke ,I believe there was a big tie-treating plant in that area ,and narrow-gauge was preferred in these plants because of the size of the tie bundles and how the were placed in the kilns .

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abandoned rails	smoke	July 09, 2000 07:56PM
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Re: 4449@John Craft	Charlie	July 09, 2000 08:45PM
(blush) - and new photos	Crayuft	July 10, 2000 05:47AM
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answer	El Coke	July 10, 2000 08:55AM
Re: answer	James Bane	July 10, 2000 08:12PM
Re: answer	Jim W.	July 11, 2000 10:33AM
Re: abandoned rails	Don Sharer	July 10, 2000 09:09PM
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