Working rail roads and their tracks.

[5030]

Good video and keep in mind that the rail is crowned as well and not flat on top. The crown lends itself to the self centering effect as well plus it lowers the contact patch and the lower the square inch of contact patch there is, the lower the power requirement is/are to move the train wheel sets.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Interesting video

 

[RobS]

Sitting by my local grocery store (blocking a crossing). I’ve never seen one of these. Is it simply a calibrated weight?

 

[bcp]

Yes, those are used to check accuracy of railcar scales.

Bruce

 

[Fuddy1952]

LA

 

[Hay Dude]

Train robbery making a comeback!
Cool!

 

[MossRoad]

Train robbery making a comeback!
Cool!

I saw an interview with a RR security agent at that site. He said they jump on the moving trains.

I have a nephew that was a conductor for NS. He said the runs through the south side of Chicago were like the wild west.

 

[MossRoad]

... (blocking a crossing)...

Say it ain't so...

When someone hands you a blocked RR crossing, become a ferroequinologist.

 

[ultrarunner]

Abandoned Places In Northern California: Bayshore Roundhouse

These abandoned places in Northern California, like old roundhouses, are an eerie reminder of how much has changed over the last century.

www.onlyinyourstate.com

 

[MossRoad]

I've got that one on my list of roundhouses as well. I need to get that thing updated and into PDF format for anyone to read.