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Unloading Trestle track
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09-10-2009, 05:19 PM
I really didn't know a place to put this, so I'll put it in it's own place. This is the unloading track for clay and coal that served the W. S. George pottery in East Palestine. I took this about 30 years ago so if I ever built one of these I would have the general idea how it was built. I think that there are probably others that might benefit, so I'm glad to share.
Charlie
09-10-2009, 05:55 PM
Here is another picture of a Conrail train, but I cropped it to show the unloading shed and then the trestle. The ties for the old siding are still visible. in the early 50's there were 4 main tracks and the siding on the south under the bridge I'm on. We had a beautiful station that the bank bought and tore down so they could put the ground to better use....an un-needed parking lot.
 I'm sorry about the picture quality. Charlie 
09-21-2009, 03:44 PM
How are those rails actually fastened to that trestle? Clips, bolts, or both?
09-21-2009, 04:13 PM
MountainMan Wrote:How are those rails actually fastened to that trestle? Clips, bolts, or both? From the photos, it looks like the bolt is a "clip". I think the bolt heads you see on the side of the rail are the ends of the "clips" you see - you just can't see both sides at the same time. I think the bolt has kind of a hook on the end used to clamp to the bridge, and they alternate sides.
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09-21-2009, 05:48 PM
MM, Kevin has the answer, they are hook bolts, that go through holes in the rail. they are staggered, one to the inside, one to the outside.
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