railfancwb 9,360 Posted January 12 On 1/10/2021 at 1:02 PM, Swampfox762 said: Long lens makes the apparent distance seem short. But still... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swampfox762 48,901 Posted Friday at 03:31 PM 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
railfancwb 9,360 Posted Friday at 03:34 PM 1 minute ago, Swampfox762 said: Have a hard time understanding parking and walking away from locomotives. They weigh enough there is worthwhile scrap value. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Dric902 12,201 Posted Friday at 06:46 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, railfancwb said: Have a hard time understanding parking and walking away from locomotives. They weigh enough there is worthwhile scrap value. The feds gave the railroads huge land grants in the begining. 36 ft each side of a mainline is private property, through counties, states, jurisdictions, we have our own federal police force with US Marshal type authority. the process if abandoning old track and equipment is very involved and can take years. when Conrail was constituted, they set about abandoning hundreds of miles of “right of way” and it took decades . Edited Friday at 06:46 PM by Dric902 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Longmire 10,078 Posted yesterday at 05:01 AM 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Longmire 10,078 Posted yesterday at 05:04 AM I caused a train wreck in my youth. I think I have posted about it before. I released the brakes on a bunch of box cars sitting on a siding in our logging town. Then they started moving....very slowly.....at first. They rolled through town just as all the loggers were coming home from work. Right past the office building and slammed into a speeder. There was quite a commotion about the whole affair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Longmire 10,078 Posted yesterday at 05:06 AM (edited) 6 minutes ago, Walt Longmire said: Baird Creek Trestle near Mt St Helens. I walked over it in my youth (in the 1960's) while hunting in the area with my dad. We drove over several trestles in our pickup in the same area, but not sure if Baird Creek was one we actually drove over. One of the largest wood trestles ever built. 1130 feet long and 235 feet high. Edited yesterday at 05:07 AM by Walt Longmire 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dric902 12,201 Posted yesterday at 01:52 PM 22 hours ago, railfancwb said: Have a hard time understanding parking and walking away from locomotives. They weigh enough there is worthwhile scrap value. There is a crew on that. they’re working, not abandoned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
