by washcycle<\/p>\n
A Nevada non-profit can quickly remove railroad ties and tracks, dispose of them and replace it with a crushed stone surface. For free<\/a>. <\/p>\n While most rail-to-trail projects can \u201cThey basically come in, take out the rail stock and in essence, they give you a rail trail,\u2019\u2019 Godsey said.<\/p>\n The 18-employee organization makes its money from the sale of the Because the organization does the work at no cost, Hattrup argues, a Joe Hattrup, Iron Horse Preservation director, says the process most groups use is costly and cumbersome.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of the cities were paying huge amounts of money, six digits, a \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to build a rail trail in Massachusetts. It doesn\u2019t have to be this hard, but changing the process is hard.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n
\n linger in the costly planning and design process for a decade, Godsey
\nhas placed Methuen\u2019s on the fast track by accepting an offer she could
\nnot refuse \u2014 having the railroad tracks and ties removed, disposed of,
\nand replaced with a crushed-stone surface for free by Iron Horse
\nPreservation Society, a Reno, Nev., nonprofit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nrailroad material, and makes sure that none of it ends up in a landfill<\/p>\n
\nbidding process is not necessary. It also eliminates the cost for the
\ncommunity of removing creosote-treated railroad ties, which are
\nconsidered a hazardous material, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nquarter-million dollars, for these designs . . . and then you don\u2019t have
\n anything yet but a road map to look for more money. They do all these
\nfeasibility studies that by the time it\u2019s done, by the time you finish
\nyour studies, it\u2019s 10 years later and it\u2019s not even relevant anymore.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n