[net.railroad] Army Corps of Engineers

David.Black@A.CS.CMU.EDU (01/21/86)

I think somewhere in the Army someone still knows how to build and
repair track.  The local army reserve (Washington, PA) used to be into
something similar; we got them to set poles to hold up trolley wire at
the Arden Trolley Museum.  Subsequently the Army reclassified their
function.  The Valley Railroad (Conn.)  used to have a similar deal with
local reserve units around there.


--Dave

hwe@lanl.ARPA (01/22/86)

> I think somewhere in the Army someone still knows how to build and
> repair track. ...


A few years ago, the old Colorado & Southern Georgetown loop began
a reconstruction.
The initial work was performed by Army/National Guard troops as 'Practice'.