Comments on: Community park: Board OKs updates http://www.villagelife.com/news/new-basketball-court-bridge-and-bathrooms-for-community-park/ El Dorado Hills, California Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Justin Masters http://www.villagelife.com/news/new-basketball-court-bridge-and-bathrooms-for-community-park/#comment-34352 Justin Masters Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:01:55 +0000 http://www.villagelife.com/?p=16038#comment-34352 Just make sure that the cars have been retired due to ECONOMIC reasons, and not because of a derailment.

I’ve purchased materials from that company in the past, and they have pretty close ties to the railroad industry.

I think you’d find a much cheaper solution from them.

]]> By: Justin Masters http://www.villagelife.com/news/new-basketball-court-bridge-and-bathrooms-for-community-park/#comment-34351 Justin Masters Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:00:33 +0000 http://www.villagelife.com/?p=16038#comment-34351 Instead of spending $322K for a bridge, perhaps a cheaper alternative could be found in the use of railroad flat cars for bridges. A very comprehensive study (including pro’s and cons) can be found here: http://www.iowadot.gov/operationsresearch/reports/reports_pdf/hr_and_tr/reports/tr421.pdf (from 1999) with a demonstration project conducted in 2003. A follow-up study in 2004 found here: http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/mtc/papers/2004/palmer.pdf

A local company in Antelope does these. http://www.jimdobbasinc.com/materials.htm

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