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Re: Narrow gauge rail weight
Author: GrahamBuxton
Date: 12-08-2009 - 16:10

Mike Stimpson Wrote:
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> How heavy is the rail on the D&S and CATS?

Here is a link to a section on rail weight in American Narrow Gauge Railroads
(by George Woodman Hilton):

[books.google.com]

Bottom line: Denver & Rio Grande original construction started out with 30# rail on 6' ties. As locomotives got heavier 30# rail was shown to be inadequate. In 1923 the line between Chama and Durango was relaid with 70# rail.

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  Narrow gauge rail weight Mike Stimpson 12-08-2009 - 14:58
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight Matt Farnsworth 12-08-2009 - 15:31
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight GrahamBuxton 12-08-2009 - 16:10
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight John West 12-09-2009 - 22:36
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight - No tie plates ??? George Andrews 12-10-2009 - 05:51
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight - No tie plates ??? ex BN 12-10-2009 - 06:22
  Re: Narrow gauge rail weight - No tie plates ??? Jeff A. 12-10-2009 - 07:44


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