BTW, if anyone is interested, "Mainline Modeler" magazine had a fine
pair of articles on the replacement of the P&PU bridge in their May-
June 1985 issues.
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
mmatalis@sprynet.com
See my photos and my ugly mug at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/
On Apr 25, 2009, at 6:30 PM, Stephen Levine wrote:
> Is the bridge going to be passable during construction?
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> From: William Ewinger <b_ewinger@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [CBQ] Burlington Railroad Bridge
> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com, brhslist@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:19 PM
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> According to the lead story in the Burlington Hawkeye newspaper this
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> lift span with 300'clearence. the final soucre of funds came from
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> the way i read the article is this is the first phase and the second
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> phase two will cost $120 million and no timetable as of now
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