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narrowgaugejoe10

February 04, 2019 10:29AM

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I dont know about the driver comment as the Maine two footers could reach speeds up to 45 mph on 33" drivers. I thought the true limiting factot was the cylinder size and driver size?

As for mile posts, railroads have what they call "measured miles" which are mile posts that are actually measured out to the 5,280'.

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Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	kcsivils	January 30, 2019 08:11PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Glenn Butcher	January 30, 2019 10:29PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Sharrod	January 31, 2019 04:16AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Dan Markoff	January 31, 2019 07:06AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	James	January 31, 2019 10:56AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Dan Markoff	January 31, 2019 12:53PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	James	January 31, 2019 01:22PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Dan Markoff	January 31, 2019 02:54PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	James	January 31, 2019 03:26PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Brian Norden	January 31, 2019 09:55AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Earl	January 31, 2019 09:57AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	James	January 31, 2019 11:39AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	rehunn	January 31, 2019 01:04PM
Re: What gauge is narrow?	Popeye8762	January 31, 2019 01:52PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	trainrider47	January 31, 2019 07:32PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Rattie	January 31, 2019 02:23PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Sharrod	January 31, 2019 02:53PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	guymonmd	January 31, 2019 03:17PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Chris Walker	January 31, 2019 03:39PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Tomstp	January 31, 2019 06:38PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Chris Walker	January 31, 2019 07:13PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Earl	January 31, 2019 08:54PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Sharrod	February 01, 2019 05:51AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	guymonmd	February 01, 2019 07:20AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Earl	February 01, 2019 11:31AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Brian Norden	February 01, 2019 11:43AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	pd3463	February 03, 2019 06:01AM
NNG: Mileposts & RR's	Ed Horan	February 03, 2019 12:02PM
Re: NNG: Mileposts & RR's	Sharrod	February 04, 2019 05:05AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Kelly Anderson	February 01, 2019 12:28PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	philip.marshall	February 01, 2019 12:59PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	Russo Loco	February 03, 2019 11:55AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	bcp	February 03, 2019 12:40PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	trainrider47	February 03, 2019 12:41PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	Russo Loco	February 03, 2019 01:35PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	narrowgaugejoe10	February 04, 2019 10:29AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed of a steam locomotive	James	February 04, 2019 10:50AM
continued comments	James	February 03, 2019 02:48PM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	Tom Moungovan	February 01, 2019 06:51AM
Re: Limiting factors for speed on any narrow gauge	OC MP62	February 04, 2019 03:21PM

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