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hank

March 05, 2015 11:01AM

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Stubs went away mostly when the rail got heavier and "bending the rail" became too hard. There was some incentive to keep stubs on side tracks in areas that got a lot of snow since no points to clean.

So look for stubs on side tracks with lighter rail that aren't used as frequently, such as the already pointed out Elk Park & Rockwood wyes or the passing track x-over at Sargent. Or on main tracks that still have light (less than 65 lb?) rail such as Jefferson on the South Park or a lot of the RGS...

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When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jeff Young	March 04, 2015 02:49PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Chris Walker	March 04, 2015 03:22PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jeff Young	March 04, 2015 04:16PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Chris Walker	March 04, 2015 04:43PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	DWBrown	March 04, 2015 10:38PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Casey Akin	March 04, 2015 10:58PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jeff Young	March 05, 2015 04:57AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Fritz Klinke	March 05, 2015 09:27AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jeff Young	March 06, 2015 12:34PM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Earl	March 05, 2015 07:10AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	DWBrown	March 05, 2015 10:33AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	hank	March 05, 2015 11:01AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jason Rose	March 05, 2015 11:16AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	bcp	March 05, 2015 11:52AM
Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?	Jeff Young	March 06, 2015 12:48PM

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