Table 4-3
Alternative Rail Corridor Characteristics

              Alternative



te
racteristic

rall Length
es)'



A


2.4



IWn Crossings 3
mne of Stream) (Swamp Cr.)



B


2.4


1
(Swamp Cr.



C


2.2



    D
(Proposed)

    2.7



1             2
(Hemlock Cr.) (Swamp Cr.,
               Cr. #20-8)



E


3.0



2
(Swamp Cr.;
Cr. #20-8)



F


2.9



3
(Outlet Cr.;
Swamp Cr.;
Cr. #20-8



ted 7.0


.) 0.13(Os)
lest


   Wetland




nds 4.8


nce 0.2



5.7



6.0



0.37(Os)     0.40(E)3



#01 Wetland #01




     4.8


     0.2



3.1



6.7



0. 3 7 (Os)  0. 3 5 (Os)  0. 4 5 (Os)



Wetland #F15  ---------
Spring pond
complex tributary
to Hemlock Creek



0


1.1



5.4


0.1



Wetland #01



4.8


0.2



asured from Soo Line Railroad mainline to mine/mill site perimeter.
id agricultural acreages based on 100-foot wide corridor.
idown in 1984.


ded for rail car delivery, pickup, and temporary storage. The siding would
consist of
arallel tracks, each 3,250 feet long, adjacent to the railroad spur. Three
alternative
considered along the proposed railroad spur (Sidings a, b, c, Fig. 4-3).
Characteristics
ternative siding locations are summarized below:

                               Table 4-4
                Alternative Rail Siding Characteristics



racteristic


; of Tracks (excluding main spur)
land Intrusion' (acres)
-ams Crossed
rest Residences (miles)
rest Town Road (feet)
icultural Lands' (acres)



Siding Alternatives (Using Rail Spur Corridor D)
         a               b          c
  (proposed)
         3               5          3



    0.8
#20-8
    0.1
  750
    1.1



0.5



  0.3
490
  2.0



   0.9
2,360
    0



-foot average width for siding alternatives a and c and 66-foot for siding
alternative B.

ediately north of the mine/mill site also was evaluated for a siding. Traffic
congestion,
ion, and Soo Line preference for a siding closer to its own tracks are problems
with the



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5.9



5.6


0.1



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