Beautiful scene, David.
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Glad you caught it Dave!
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And to the left you can barely see the long abandoned Milwaukee Road "Route of the Hiawatha" mainline.
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| Posted by Isaac on September 26, 2009 | |
Hopefully BNSF won't close the line for good.
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The Stampede Sub will not be "closed" per se; it's merely not being used as a through route while excess capacity exists elsewhere (the railroad can save money by eliminating two lightly-used crew districts and reallocating MOW resources). BNSF has invested too much capital in the line over the last decade-plus, including substantial repair work in the wake of this past winter's major storm event, to abandon the route again. Trains will return once traffic picks up.
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Great shot, Dave! If traffic ever picks up on this line, I'd love to pay it a visit.
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