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Jeff A.

October 02, 2004 05:23PM

Gophers are remarkably industrious diggers, but they can't move enough dirt to derail a train. The problem occurs when runoff water finds the gopher tunnel, then starts cutting and digging as it pipes through the embankment. Where I live we're forever patching up canal breaks started by gopher holes. Last spring, the pesky critturs tunneled clear under a paved county road, then some farmer's irrigation runoff found the tunnel and dug out a regular cavern. The unsupported asphalt collapsed and we had a huge sinkhole across both lanes. Now back to trains...
J

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West Side Lumber	Marv.	September 30, 2004 05:08PM
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Gophers and such	Jeff A.	October 02, 2004 05:23PM
Re: West Side Lumber	Marv.	October 02, 2004 08:49PM

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