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Re: Weekly Photo Fun April 11th-17th - Steamtrains - 04-16-2014 Charlie B Wrote:Gus, There are as many different colors for rail as there are spikes in the ties. Newer rail will be the color of new steel basically the color of a new gun barrel, then as it ages it will pick up the iron oxide rust. Branch lines and shaded rail show more rust too, nothing standard about it. Within 500 feet of a lubricator the rail will be a greasy blue and at times pick up some white from the automatic sanders applying sand when wheel slip may be detected. Thanks for enlightening me (us..??) |