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How fast did Civil War era steam engines go?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by grampaw pettibone</i> <br /><br />The Northwestern of SC and the Alcolu RR both had average speeds of 12 MPH up into the 1930s. By the way, does anybody know what Chair rail was??? <br />[/quote] <br />I've not heard of chair rail, but in Britain most of our lines used bullhead rail. With this the rail is dumbell shaped and placed in a chair, which is screwd to the sleeper. The rail is kept tight in the chair with a wooden key hamered in between the web of the rail and the outer jaw of the chair. Chair rail might be another name for bull head rail.
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