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Jim Grigsby

January 12, 2015 07:37PM

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You are right about the wooden track. Masten's first railroad was a tram road of 8' gauge and the Climax was built for that track. When the wooden rails proved troublesome the track was converted to standard gauge steel and the Climax rebuilt. Notice the home made sand "dome" applied at this time. Placing the standard ga. track atop the tram road was probably a quick and easy way of making the conversion, though BCP's suggestion is quite plausible.

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Strange track	Charles Hansen	January 10, 2015 09:58PM
Re: Strange track	bcp	January 10, 2015 10:23PM
Re: Strange track	Jim Grigsby	January 12, 2015 07:37PM
Re: Strange track	Bruce R. Pier	January 13, 2015 06:45PM
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