Neat shot, check out the old Rio Grande box car by the maintainance equipment building.
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How much weight do you think this train is pulling?
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Lets see 10 miles times 5280ft divided by 3ft times 136lb and then divided by 2000lb = 1196.8 tons of rail.
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It always surprises me that rail is flexible enough for a train like this to take curves.
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| Posted by Rahul on September 21, 2012 | |
The rail on the wagons doesn't have to flex more than the rail the train is running on. So there is no issue transporting it this way.
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It's still amazing how many rails have to be flexed and roll freely to account for inside outside radius/length changes. All supported by two rails below. Great shot.
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