Re: Working on the narrow-gauge railroad
- From: Ric Carter <ricc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:28:34 -0400
thanks from all the train nuts out here
ric
On Jul 29, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Mark Bohrer wrote:
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.
--
Mark Bohrer
Active Light Photography
www.activelightphotography.com
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