Working on the narrow-gauge railroad
- From: Mark Bohrer <markbohrer@xxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, digitalusersgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:16:34 -0700
You’d expect railroads to agree on a standard spacing between the rails.
If rail gauge was different from place to place, a railroad would only
work for local routes. But there were certain advantages to narrow
gauges - cheaper construction costs, reduced space for curves, smaller
rolling stock and locomotives.
While nearly all U.S. railroads have converted to standard gauge to make
cross-country operation easier, a few narrow gauge lines remain. One of
these is the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway out of Chama, New Mexico -
pictures at my blog:
http://tinyurl.com/mcxc8s
All comments welcome.
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Mark Bohrer
Active Light Photography
www.activelightphotography.com
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