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Laying the track isn't the hard part. The hard parts are securing right-of-way; eliminating grades, curves, and level crossings; and keeping the track-way secu
by logfromblammo 9y ago
Laying the track isn't the hard part. The hard parts are securing right-of-way; eliminating grades, curves, and level crossings; and keeping the track-way secure from people, livestock, wildlife, and adverse weather.
- gozur88 9y agoRight... which is what I meant by "laying the track". If it was just a question of putting down rails it wouldn't be very expensive.
- logfromblammo 9y agoNot for plain old steel-on-ties rails, no. It's far easier to upgrade the rails than the right-of-way. You might as well bury dark fiber somewhere in there, no matter what else you do. Use one strand for signaling, and lease the rest to backhauler telecoms.