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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Rustyrex Here in Kansas, there have been quite a few main and branch lines either torn out or just railbanked. The one that bothered me the most was the Former Missouri Pacific Colorado Main line From Kansas City, KS via Osawatomie, Herington and Hoisington to Pueblo, CO. which SP later used via DRGW rights for its central corridor. I can remember MP coal trains literely screaming(hence the name screaming eagles[:)] ) pass through, then SP manifest and coal trains pound through on this line, AC4400CWs and ABS signaling, CWR, so much ballast you had to crawl up it to reach the tracks. Then, I watched some of the last trains on it blast through at 50 60 MPH with the rail removal crew not to far behind[:(!] UP found the old Kansas Pacific route was a more efficient route for all cross state traffic, but I think it was to keep another operator putting together a new transcontinental. There are short sections of it still in use but around 500 miles of it torn out. [/quote] Im with ya rusty i miss that line too, so did you ever find thsoe VHS tapes of the line??????????
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