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Back to the Modoc line. The Modoc was built by the Southern Pacific as a shortcut between central Nevada on the old Central Pacific line to Northwest. This line saved SP from going over Donner pass and down the American River canyon to the Sacramento area where they turned north for Oregon. The line undulated over several hills and dells and was an operational nightmare. When the UP bought the SP they had their Salt Lake to the Columbia River line for traffic to the northwest which made the Modoc redundant. As much as I hate to see a rail line abandoned my professional engineering experience says that it had to go. The same objectives can be obtained cheaper on the UP line and a secondary line did not have to be maintained. A good history of the Modoc is contained in a recently published book called MODOC.
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