Posted by J.C.in AZ. on February 06, 2008 at 07:19:46 from (4.176.60.18):
In Reply to: U.S. Railroad Gauge posted by TWJanak on February 05, 2008 at 17:05:33:
Some one has way to much time on their hands it is apparent,"But" I enjoyed reading it so no harm done. Now why was the Mountain Guage of the DRG-RGS-and others of our American West set at 3'? To get around sharp curves I know but why 3'Guage and not 40" or 30".In Maine they used 2'Guage and others were of Micro Guages. The "Cumbres @ Toltec" and the "Durango to Silverton" use what were obsolete Standard Guage Engines ,rebuilt and converted to Narrow Guage and labeled"Mud Hens". They are bulky and on the verge of tipping over from being top heavy all the time so slow and easy is the way they are run. Why didn't the Mfg's. build more powerful Narrow Guage Engines in that era? This could go on for a long time so I'm just curious.JC
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