Yeah, I have done the schedule 80 down 20 feet. But the approval was relatively quick. Not like dealing with the BLM or NPS.
From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:14 AM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Reclaimed rail corridor access One of the "old guard" fiber carriers in the local area spent 4 years trying to get approval for a single crossing across a single-track section (I realize a bit different than lateral, but still...). The final engineering requirement from BN was schedule 80 steel conduit a minimum of 20 feet below grade, with ridiculous setbacks for the boring holes. On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: With UP you pay an expedite fee and get it in about 2 weeks. But I found that if you didn’t pay the fee you get it in about 15 days... From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 1:15 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Reclaimed rail corridor access I wish BN was so easy. From everything i hear expensive and takes forever, and they want lots of paperwork. I think a new comm site on Federal land (including the environmental assessment) might be easier from the stories I hear. It took me a few months to even get them to respond last time I tried, at which point I decided wireless was easier. On Jul 11, 2017 11:30 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: Easy. Find out who owns it. An active UPRR longitudinal ROW is expensive but easy to do. If there is no RR easement any more, then you just deal with the land owner. From: Jason McKemie Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Reclaimed rail corridor access There is a hiking / biking trail going in on an old railroad corridor that I might like to run fiber along. Does anyone have experience with this? Or is is generally too much of a hassle to deal with? -- Forrest Christian CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc. Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com
