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Intelligencer Journal
Jun 09, 2009 20:12 EST
Columbia
By P.J. REILLY, Staff Writer

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Built in France. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
But local business will make money selling them Frencies cheeseburgers and fries.
Who knows, somebody holding a yard sale might get lucky too if the movers see something interesting to take home.
But we make and sell the best financial products evah!!!
Bustina di tè
I should have clarified that my comment about floating it up the river was a bit tongue-in-cheek. The bottom of the river is laden with rocks that an effort like that would take an enormous amount of time.
WGM1171
QUOTE (runutz @ Jun 9 2009, 09:52 PM)
I'll be looking forward to the temporary creek crossings; construction, use and teardown

The scope of the whole thing is like Hannibal crossing the Alps! Way cool.

It just occurs to me, why not pull it up the Enola Line, building a trail in their wake?

Wow, just imagine the cost and paperwork for the permits to do the temporary creek crossings!

Don't think you could move it up the Enola Line. Aren't there 2 elevated spans? Pretty sure the existing spans would not support such weight. But it would be cool if they could do some improvements as part of this moving project somewhere. Anyone see the letter to the editor in the Intell this morning about improving the existing rail line to move these? Couldn't help but wonder if such rail improvements would enable this line to also have highspeed passenger service. I find it really annoying that there is no direct passenger train to Baltimore/D.C.
thoughts from the east
You won't see passenger service on this line unless NS sells it to someone else.

Lot of single track, not exactly the fastest line, prone to rock slides and flooding, and there's not too many towns along the line. If you want a line to Baltimore - restore the Northern Central in York County. Just get rid of that trail on the northern end, and relocate that (ugh) "light" rail on the southern end...
gp80mac
QUOTE (SWWeiss @ Jun 9 2009, 03:38 PM)
The tunnels in question are in Providence Twp, not Pequea.

I do wonder, if this thing is coming from Port Deposit, why is it going through Little Britain Twp on 272 instead straight up from 222?

That was my thought also. I wonder how are they going to go from Port to Rt 272. If they go up 1 to Nottingham, they will go right past 222, which would be a straight shot to 272 at Wakefield.
stanwills
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