There are railroads and then there is this....

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There are railroads and then there is this....

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I like trains but this is something else. Watch the first two minutes or so and then you can skip on to about 9:30± for the Holy Crap part. Watch all the way to the end.

https://youtu.be/c6uIIAupFsI
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GASP!!!
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Greg_Lewis wrote: Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:17 pm I like trains but this is something else. Watch the first two minutes or so and then you can skip on to about 9:30± for the Holy Crap part. Watch all the way to the end.

https://youtu.be/c6uIIAupFsI
I have to wonder how many men lost their lives building that railroad. Also, some of those track sections are literally hanging out in thin air. I wouldn’t want to be on one of those cars if it derailed at that point. :shock:

That said, I’d love to go there just to take that ride and shoot video as we climbed “halfway to the stars.”
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And I was thinking of maintenance.
After being the Maintenance Manager for the Seattle Monorail system as my last paying job,
I still have nightmares about keeping the complex (and old) electrical system and motors functioning,
not to mention the concrete beams and pier systems.
I was SO glad to retire...

And I would also like to ride that climbing railroad.
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That looks like truly awesome place to go on an excursion. Some years ago, I rode the White Mountain cog rail and that was cool, but this! :shock:
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Odyknuck wrote: Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:54 am That looks like truly awesome place to go on an excursion. Some years ago, I rode the White Mountain cog rail and that was cool, but this! :shock:
Yeah. Some of those sections that are just hanging out in the air are where I would not want to be in a derailment.
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What a gorgeous ride!
I thought this was interesting looking for what the original steam locos looked like for the many years prior to electrification. They used a transverse mounted boiler to cope with the grade- different from the Mount Washington. There are a couple photos that give a hint of the gearing to the rack also.
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