Working rail roads and their tracks.

MossRoad · Nov 23, 2023

ultrarunner said:
Seen lots of small shop anvils made from rail and very usable for small projects.

I had an uncle that would take a piece of rail about a foot long, 4 upside down spikes for legs with heads facing forward for feet, one right side up spike for a tail, and an upside down hook, weld them all together, and whallah!

Weiner dog door stop!

bcp · Nov 23, 2023

Locomotive from Knott’s Berry Farm was just rebuilt by Durango & Silverton RR.

One of several test runs

Bruce

MossRoad · Nov 25, 2023

Commuter meets commuter train...

one of our local grade crossings for the South Shore that just has a stop sign.

California · Nov 25, 2023

No dropping crossing arm? how fast is that going?

Hay Dude · Nov 25, 2023

my town only had a few crossings with drop arms until about 5-10 years ago, then they installed them.

ultrarunner · Nov 25, 2023

Hay Dude said:
my town only had a few crossings with drop arms until about 5-10 years ago, then they installed them.

We still had a few wigwags and the community rallied to save but the story is they are obsolete and parts no longer made… but at least one remains

All aboard in Point Richmond as it celebrates restored wig wag train crossing signals - Local News Matters

Railroads were essential to the settlement and founding of Richmond in 1905 and remain a major part of the city’s identity more than a century later. The

localnewsmatters.org

MossRoad · Nov 26, 2023

California said:
No dropping crossing arm? how fast is that going?

About 20mph. There are about a dozen grade crossings between this point and the airport terminal (end of the line), about 2 miles away, that don't have crossing arms.

ArlyA · Nov 29, 2023

CN Westbound mix over the Oliver Bridge and St. Loius River in Duluth MN. October 2023. We have crossed this bridge once or twice but only via tandem bike.