Wide Wheel Treads
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The perfect solution to the 7 - 1/4” vs 7 - 1/2” gauges!
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It's not the gauge you have to worry about, it's the guard rails.
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After seeing the alleged trestle they crossed, I think I'll pass on that ride.
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A remarkable video.
I have motored hundreds of miles on my Fairmont motorcars (legally),
but never seen such a "rugged" track and operation as shown in that video.
Yea: Scary "trestle." Undoubtedly not the original one...
RussN
I have motored hundreds of miles on my Fairmont motorcars (legally),
but never seen such a "rugged" track and operation as shown in that video.
Yea: Scary "trestle." Undoubtedly not the original one...
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Wonder why the line was originally built, and what type of equipment originally ran on those tracks. From the looks of them, they've been there for a long time. They also look like they've been pretty much abandoned for a long time with zero maintenance done to it.
The trucks that they run are very interesting and a good way to solve the need for transportation with very little capital or materials. That tunnel was very interesting.
The trucks that they run are very interesting and a good way to solve the need for transportation with very little capital or materials. That tunnel was very interesting.
Re: Wide Wheel Treads
Nothing like having the gas tank in the cab with you.
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Indeed, the bridge at 2:00 minutes in looks like something out of an abandoned mine... or an amusement park ride trying to reflect the same. SCARY!
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My guess is ex banana railroad or maybe a mine. What gauge does it look to everyone? I'm thinking the rail is pretty light but again not something my eye can pick very well.
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Without back checking, I believe I picked up Ecuador as the location, and 20 years since abandonment. The ‘trestle’ looks like a washout to me. Being a jungle, I’m surprised it’s as passable as it is.
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I'd think these make do rail cars were on that track within a year or two of it being abandoned. Maybe even a week or two.
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