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Rick Renz

August 01, 2007 07:35AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Dan told me that the loop will be built around the pond that the dredge sits in.

The current end of track will be a part of the loop, but ends just past the Sumpter station building. There will need to be a cut excavated into the hillside for the counter-clockwise loop, and the main issue today is (of course) money to do the job. I don't recall the exact figure that Dan quoted me, but it was 6 figures.

In addition to not having to back to McEwen, it would save the time required to move the engine to the rear of the train and the subsequent brake test.

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Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	Dave Boyer	August 01, 2007 07:29AM
Re: Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	Rick Renz	August 01, 2007 07:35AM
Re: Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	Dave Boyer	August 01, 2007 07:41AM
Re: Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	Rick Renz	August 01, 2007 07:48AM
Re: Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	dan	August 01, 2007 07:53AM
S-Wye	dan	August 01, 2007 08:08AM
Re: S-Wye	Dave Boyer	August 01, 2007 03:44PM
Re: S-Wye	Brian Norden	August 01, 2007 07:42PM
Re: S-Wye	dan	August 02, 2007 08:19AM
Re: Progress on Sumpter balloon loop or the sumpter wye	Rick Renz	August 01, 2007 08:19AM

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