06-04-2009, 11:31 PM
Wayne, I was just watching a video of the 1987 NRHS Convention in Roanoke, VA. One of the highlights was a recreation in real time of a painting showing an N&W Class J 4-8-4 with passenger train overtaking a Class A 2-6-6-4 with a coal drag on parallel main lines up Blue Ridge Grade. I can't imagine that either train was doing more than 20, but the curves there seemed to be VERY highly superelevated. Could just be the camera angles, but even still it must have been quite a tilt.
Also got me thinking about riding the upper bunk of a high-level sleeper on the Southwest Chief a few years back. I'd swear on some curves I was leaning out well over the ends of the ties!!
Anyway, superb modeling as ever. When you gonna get started on that upper level?
Galen
Also got me thinking about riding the upper bunk of a high-level sleeper on the Southwest Chief a few years back. I'd swear on some curves I was leaning out well over the ends of the ties!!
Anyway, superb modeling as ever. When you gonna get started on that upper level?
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!