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[traingeek087]

Hey mookie, are you talking about the crossing on the west side of Hobson Yard, where all of the tracks interchange and then split off, to go down the Denver line and the Coal line?

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by traingeek087

Hey mookie, are you talking about the crossing on the west side of Hobson Yard, where all of the tracks interchange and then split off, to go down the Denver line and the Coal line?

no - on the east side - about 3rd and D - 3rd or 4th. I come down through that neighborhood and those tracks are so horrible - Millie just hates them. But I live south of town, so it isn't practical to go clear down to O street and then come in from the north. Actually, the tracks at the east end of the yard at 1st and J aren't all that great either!

[Modelcar]

....On the larger trucks [the hi rail type], that we have mentioned must have to forego the dual wheels and put in place large wide single wheels instead so they line up with the rails.

[Modelcar]

MC....Can understand why hi railers would be awful "handlers" on the highway...Lots of extra weight and springs that have to accomodate that extra weight as well. And some of that weight is clear out at the extreme edges of the four corners of the vehicle. Hence, the weight acting like it was on long levers.

[Anonymous]

I have seen hi-rails with dual tires, usually the bigger ones, but most special rims that offset the tires to match the railhead. they are narrower than normal vehicles tire spacing.

[starwardude]

I've seen a hi-rail truck railer right near the Stamford MTA maintenance facility. It was essentialy a wood ramp with RR tracks starting at the base. Me and my dad got off the wrong exit,and passed the maint. facility.We've taken a few pix nearby. A short distance away were some barely visible, paved over tracks. We saw the wire train on a spur that day. Got 2 pix of that. OK, I'm done typing[:)]

[adrianspeeder]

Can four wheel drive come into play for extra traction? How about stick shift vs. automatic? Do you downshift to slow down? Always wanted to know.

Adrianspeeder