CSX testing Gargraves track on the mainline; also planting grass

[lionelsoni]

London Underground? Washington, DC? Bordeaux?
http://www.wilbursmith.com/WSA%20TRB%20Webpage/Bordeaux%20LRT%20Paper-Farran.pdf

[tmcc man]

That is funny. Thanks for sharing that with us. Now we can go to the HO guys and say "Hey, there is actually a prototype for our 3 rail track."

[palallin]

Actually, they'll probably sell it to a shortline. Lots of those little roads out there are running on rail even older.

[FJ and G]

Hey guys,

On my VRE trip home last night I noticed the rails being replaced. Dated from before the US entry into WWII !!!!!!!!!!! 1940. The rusty center rail pictured above in this post is replacing this 1940-era rail on the BUSY CSX mainline.

Sure wish I had about a million acres of land. I'd like to use that old rail to make my own railroad.

I guess they remelt it?

This is one photo. On the first photo, it is normal. The second same photo was cropped in and I used contrast filter in photoshop to bring out the date.

[jimhaleyscomet]

Looks like a hopper car was trailing seeds!

Jim H

[wrmcclellan]

That's not grass. It is cleverly disguised stud rail that they are testing on the adjacent track.

[tschmidt]

great pics David. Are you sure that is just "grass?"

TomS

[wrmcclellan]

I notice that they have even tried a different color on the 3rd rail to disguse it like MTH, Atlas, and Gargraves!

[lionelsoni]

The motors used with 25-hertz locomotives, like the GG1, and 16 2/3-hertz European locomotives were universal motors, identical in principle to Lionel and other toy-train motors!

[johnandjulie13]

Great Pictures!

Before you know it, we will be hearing that the RR is switching to giant universal motors on their engines! [;)]

Regards,

John

[FJ and G]

(took these 30 minutes ago on CSX mainline right across street from my work; not photo shopped at all)