Take a Ride on the Reading with the: Reading Company Technical & Historical Society http://www.readingrailroad.org/
QUOTE: Originally posted by olequa Go to http://local.live.com and type in "interbay, wa" in the "where" box. That will take you to the BNSF Interbay yard in Seattle. Cruise up to the north end of the yard and use the "bird's eye" view to see a fantastic view of a working turntable and roundhouse. cheers.
QUOTE: Originally posted by ereimer QUOTE: Originally posted by MisterBeasley Did the one under the tourist-tower in Toronto go away? I thought that was a great thing to watch from up there. it seems the pit is still there , but the bridge has been removed Toronto turntable the 11 stalls in the lower right section of the roundhouse have been converted to a brewery http://www.steamwhistle.ca/ , you can see one of their delivery trucks at one of the stalls converted to a loading dock . there are plans to make some or all of the rest of the roundhouse into a railroad museum , assuming government permission and funding work out
QUOTE: Originally posted by MisterBeasley Did the one under the tourist-tower in Toronto go away? I thought that was a great thing to watch from up there.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
QUOTE: Originally posted by tomikawaTT The arch at the center of a turntable bridge carries the power cables for the motor that turns the table. The other end of the cable is attached to a nearby power pole. That funny-looking thing at the top of the arch is a housing for the slip rings that allow the table to turn while the power cables remain still. An 'armstrong' (human powered) turntable would not have a power arch, but would have long, stout wooden handles projecting out from each end of the bridge so that the 'two-legged motors' wouldn't have to balance on the rim of the pit.
Best Regards, Big John
Kiva Valley Railway- Freelanced road in central Arizona. Visit the link to see my MR forum thread on The Building of the Whitton Branch on the Kiva Valley Railway
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007