Re: Cinnamon Pass? In THAT Little Car?? NEVER!!!
| August 27, 2009 02:22PM |
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Festus Wrote:
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> . . . I have been over both Engineer and Cinna-
> mon Passes - a railroad grade over either one
> would have been a nighmare (unless you had
> some long tunnels) . . .
All you'd need is a short (two-truck) shay, with a VERY low gear ratio . . . and equipped with cog wheels like Mt. Washington or Pike's Peak!
Here's the upper east side of Cinnamon Pass:
... and the top ("ELEVATION 12,640 FT.", according to the sign):
A railroad from Silverton to To-Hell-U-Ride over Ophir pass would have saved a few miles ... but probably not in the winter:
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/2020 06:31PM by Russo Loco.
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> . . . I have been over both Engineer and Cinna-
> mon Passes - a railroad grade over either one
> would have been a nighmare (unless you had
> some long tunnels) . . .
All you'd need is a short (two-truck) shay, with a VERY low gear ratio . . . and equipped with cog wheels like Mt. Washington or Pike's Peak!
Here's the upper east side of Cinnamon Pass:
... and the top ("ELEVATION 12,640 FT.", according to the sign):
A railroad from Silverton to To-Hell-U-Ride over Ophir pass would have saved a few miles ... but probably not in the winter:
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/2020 06:31PM by Russo Loco.
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