Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [RealSTMFC] Santa Fe Freight Near Victorville - Mystery Loads
Bob Webber
Garth, they still dig up redwood pipes in
Chicago. There are likely hundreds of installations still
(mostly) intact. They are a good (if you can get around the waste
and ecological issues) "pipes".
Wood survives a lot longer in some areas. Telegraph poles from the 1880s are still to be found around Marshall Pass on the D&RG. Flumes can also be found in this and other areas. And the first long distance transmission line was in Western Colorado along the RGS - requiring flumes, poles, cross arms, etc. Dense old growth wood can stand up to the elements incredibly well, as compared to newer growth wood. At 10:23 AM 2/21/2020, Garth Groff and Sally Sanford wrote: Friends, Bob Webber
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