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Re: Wire height standards
Author: George Andrews
Date: 08-18-2009 - 13:52

I believe the current unrestricted height standard is 23 feet above level track, to allow double stacks & auto racks. Even the late , great Milwaukee Road raised their 18 foot high wire to 22 feet in the 1960's to allow auto racks all the way to their Kent, WA facility. BTW, the Milwaukee learned the hard way to lower the radio antennas on top deck autos, after they showed up in Kent with a little pile of ashes in the dashboard where the radio had been . :-)

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  Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR Mike Pechner 08-17-2009 - 09:53
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR BOB2 08-17-2009 - 15:03
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR Al Stangenberger 08-17-2009 - 16:10
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR Craig 08-17-2009 - 17:25
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR mook 08-17-2009 - 17:52
  Wire height standards Ernest H. Robl 08-17-2009 - 18:37
  Re: Wire height standards BOB2 08-17-2009 - 19:04
  Re: Wire height standards Dr Zarkoff 08-17-2009 - 19:25
  Re: Wire height standards Al Stangenberger 08-17-2009 - 20:17
  Re: Wire height standards Ken Shattock (aka 'KRK') 08-18-2009 - 06:16
  Re: Wire height standards George Andrews 08-18-2009 - 13:52
  Re: Wire height standards Dr Zarkoff 08-19-2009 - 19:19
  Third Rail Juice 08-18-2009 - 18:11
  Re: Third Rail Ernest H. Robl 08-18-2009 - 19:52
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR George Andrews 08-17-2009 - 19:31
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR synonymouse 08-17-2009 - 21:03
  Re: Freight users form group to save Peninsula traffic in light of HSR The Montezuma Yardmaster 08-18-2009 - 09:42


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