[RITSlist] Have the El Reno shops found a savior?

[Wesrock at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/07 8:28:14 PM Central Daylight Time, 
gp7motherandslug at yahoo.com writes:


> last month I visited with three people at El Reno's Canadian County museum 
> (located in the old passenger depot for those who don't know) and learned of 
> two gentleman from out of state interested in acquiring the old shop 
> buildings. I was told that they (presumably both men or their company) own two F7s 
> and five or six passenger cars that would be utilized on a proposed dinner 
> train that would run over the UP and then the AT&L to Geary, OK. The F7s would be 
> stored in the diesel shop and the passenger cars in the paint booth. 
>  
> Naturally in our discussions there was skepticism that UP would allow such 
> an operation to run over their line to the west and then cross their north - 
> south main. And keep in mind that the shop complex is completely isolated from 
> the UP. 

      Doesn't the AT&L have trackage rights over UP to reach its line?  Would 
this include passenger or excursion service?

      Of course, this doesn't address the other questions.


Wes Leatherock
wesrock at aol.com
wleathus at yahoo.com


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