Assuming track was rehabbed to class 1, how long would it stay in spec? One of the good things about railroads other than Guilford/PAR or Housatonic, once something is rehabbed the capital investment usually lasts a while, i.e. "build it and they will (hopefully) come"
NHN503 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:37 pm you bet that that operator is going to be taking up a majority of funding the rehab cost. Current cost of ties are $53 each, so, its about 3mil for just bare minimum Class 1 in ties for MP110 to MP133. Not including your stuff and surface costs.I guess i misstated my point there, being that they already get help for what work they do just to keep things moving. I guess what I'm asking, is what [amount/scope of work] could they possibly finance? They simply cant take on the whole Conway Branch at once, let alone the Mountain, and they'd still have to deal with the state regardless... Thanks for really hammering it home with the updated tie cost.