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RR's are full - then let truckers pull doubles!

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[quote]QUOTE: Modelcar Posted: Today, 09:51:42 <br />To BRF.....That is an interesting bit of info you related of the former proposed route for the rail line from Spartanburg to Asheville and then in later years used for I-26. That is a bit of rough territory through there...but still not quite as rough as farther north on I-40 north to the Tennessee line...even tunnels. For sure, not a place to be pulling double trailers of any size..! [/quote] <br /> <br />I've only been through there a few times before and recall how rough the terrain is and the interstate cutting through in Haywood County. I heard that they could have gone through the Smokies a lot easier, but politics got too involved and they ended up following the river. Earlier this summer I went down Old Fort Mtn. in McDowell County on I-40, which is east of Asheville out of the mountains and it makes our section of I-26 in Polk County look easy! It's still a 6% grade, but for 6 miles instead of 3. Trucks are required by law to come to a complete stop at the top of the mountain for a brake check and see the map of the section showing where run-away truck ramps are before proceeding down the mountain at no more than 35 mph. There are even sensors in the road connected to overhead warning lights that flash if the truck is going more than 35 mph. Not an easy section to travel, up or down. Wish I had some pictures of it, but I-26 is only 2 miles from my house, so much easier to get those.
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