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Kevin S.

August 02, 2007 12:51PM

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When the Rio Grande experienced the oil and gas drilling boom that extended the life of the San Juan extension into the 1960s, was the increase in traffic profitable for the Rio Grande, or did it mearly force the continuation of the narrow gauge to provide the needed freight service?

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Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	Kevin S.	August 02, 2007 12:51PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	John West	August 02, 2007 01:16PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	Anonymous User	August 02, 2007 01:41PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	John Craft	August 02, 2007 02:04PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	Linn W. Moedinger	August 02, 2007 03:24PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	John Craft	August 02, 2007 03:31PM
Passion	John West	August 02, 2007 03:38PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	Hoss	August 04, 2007 03:15PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	rod	August 02, 2007 10:47PM
Profitability of oil and chemical traffic	John West	August 02, 2007 11:05PM
Re: Profitability of oil and chemical traffic	rod	August 03, 2007 12:45AM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	Fred T	August 02, 2007 03:43PM
Pipe: a concise commodity	Chris Callaway	August 02, 2007 10:28PM
Re: Pipe: a non-NG comment	Brian Norden	August 03, 2007 09:07PM
Re: Oil and gas boom and profitability of the NG	CharlieMcCandless	August 02, 2007 04:37PM

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