Re: Unusual trackage - looks a bit like M&PP switch

Pick a pair of gauges.



Table from:
[campus.fsu.edu]

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Another photo with a similar dual gauge:

[www.cincinnativiews.net]

Part of the caption:
"One of the railroads that used these facilities was the Atlantic & Great Western which rode on rails that were known as broad-gauged, while the CH&D used standard gauged tracks. This is why you see all the tracks in this photo were double railed. This rare arrangement was a maintenance nightmare. Most railroads that had a dual-gauge operation would just add a third rail so that both trains would use the same rail on one side. "

Source for photo and caption:
[www.cincinnativiews.net]

Bruce



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/28/2014 10:14PM by bcp.