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[quote user="ChuckCobleigh"] [quote user="mudchicken"]The surviving US railmills (2) are rolling 115,133,136 and 141 exclusively these days.[/quote]I take it that the 115 pound rail is the choice for new light-rail systems? [/quote]Yes, it's the standard.[quote] This seems to comport with the following: The local joke sheet in Sun Diego had an article on our trolley and how the original stretch (Blue Line south of downtown) has a rough ride.  Neither the "journalist" nor the retired politician that spearheaded getting the system funded seemed to have much of a clue, probably the most clueless statement was about "misaligned track" which didn't jibe with what they were talking about.  It sounded like what was needed would involve some Plasser equipment, maybe.  I don't get on the Blue Line south of downtown, so I don't know for sure, but there is a stretch of the Orange/Green line track that is about 18 years old that could definitely use some ballast work.Accompanying the article was a picture with a caption stating, "The track on the Blue Line is starting to show its age."  What they meant was that there were markings showing a 1980 rolling of 115 pound rail at CF&I, which I take to be the plant in Pueblo that was rolling like crazy in the 70s and up to '81 or '82.  What was hilarious was the particular rail was on some pretty good looking ties, with good anchors and very little head wear.  I guess they thought the rail was the cause of the problems.The funniest (and maybe truest) thing said in the article was that they made a mistake letting CALTRANS highway engineers do the initial design work for the first line.  Duh.  (Thought MC would like to hear a politician admitting that.) [/quote]No comment on that last part.[V][V][V]S. Hadid
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