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1. [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: MICHAEL PANNELL <michael.pannell@btinternet.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 05:21:41 -0700 (PDT); Just a general question for someone to have a stab at answering...when railroads were abandoned here in the US why were trestles cut down and not left in situ ? Was it a liability issue or were the; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00029.html (12,442 bytes)
2. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: VERLIN WHITE <verlinwhite@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:57:13 -0700 (PDT); Hello, I heard to keep people from getting on them and falling off. Just a general question for someone to have a stab at answering... when railroads were abandoned here in the US why were trestles; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00033.html (12,338 bytes)
3. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: Bob Webber <cz17@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:22:53 -0500; It even goes further. If you leave pilings up, someone *WILL* put plywood down and assume they can drive across on their bikes. The next person sees the plywood (or old ties, or?) and assumes he can; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00034.html (14,792 bytes)
4. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: Ted Schnepf <railsunl@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:58:45 -0500; Hi Mike, It depends how the former right of way was sold. Most of the time the new owner (farmer or rancher) of the right of way also gets the culverts and bridges and is responsible for them, either; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00035.html (12,744 bytes)
5. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: Ted Schnepf <railsunl@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:30:18 -0500; Hi Mike, I want to follow up on your last sentence of 50 years for a trestle location. You are probably looking at the third timber bridge in that location. When the line was built in the late 1800's; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00041.html (13,150 bytes)
6. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:20:06 -0700 (PDT); By the mid '20's a lot of the high volume traffic lines were rebuilt with precast concrete trestles with plants at Hannibal, Lincoln and Montgomery. Precast piles with a two piece deck. Last time I w; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00042.html (13,954 bytes)
7. Re: [CBQ] Abandoned railroad trestles (score: 1): Author: Jpslhedgpeth@aol.com; Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:11:01 -0400; That cast concrete trestle near Cilly is now all gone...It's been gradually taken out over the past few years and now it's totally "caput" Pete By the mid '20's a lot of the high volume traffic lines; /archives/BRHSLIST/2009-08/msg00043.html (14,545 bytes)

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