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On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Scott Yoneyama wrote: > As to railroad right-of-ways, they will only let you within 30 feet of > the tracks, which is still in the ror. It is safer than anywhere else > because of the difficulty of getting permits to dig in railroad ror (5+ > years here in Washington) even for other utilities. Some idiot with a > backhoe can still be way of target though and get you. Derailments and > floods are also big problems in rr-ror. The only real protection you I think the fiber Williams Co. has in the ground (most of the old WilTel network) is much safer then fiber laid next to tracks. If people see a sign that says "Fiber cable, do not dig" or "High pressure gas line, do not dig" the latter gets much more attention. Last time I talked to someone as Williams they were saying they never have had a cut along the gas pipeline. Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. - Psalm 33:16
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