[PRCo] Re: Not a streetcar, BUT

[Derrick Brashear]

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net> wrote:
> An interesting read is West Penn's abandonment petition for this portion of
> the line.  They naturally cite lack of patronage and operating losses, but
> go on to discuss the vital need to replace this worn out ballast if they
> were to have to maintain service, and how that investment would never pay
> for itself.

What does "worn out" mean? I could take a cynical tack that it's still
there 80 years later, but that doesn't mean it was successfully
supporting the track structure in 1930.