Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Re: GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

Rader Sidetrack

May 10, 2021 12:25PM

Registered: 13 years ago
Posts: 1,557

Hi Frank,

The train is riding on the outer rails. The inner pair of rails are known as guard rails, and are intended to prevent a derailed train from falling off the bridge by keeping the derailed wheels from wandering too close to the edge of the bridge.

.

- Graham

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.	Roger Hogan	May 10, 2021 05:32AM
Re: GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.	drgwk37	May 10, 2021 07:41AM
Re: GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.	Frank Kemerer	May 10, 2021 12:04PM
Re: GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.	Rader Sidetrack	May 10, 2021 12:25PM
Re: GLrr High Bridge Looking Down.	Frank Kemerer	May 10, 2021 01:00PM

Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login

488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.