[CBQ] Re: Peoria Interchange Question

[William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>]

Sorry, the message below was supposed to be deleted, not sent. As I  
thought about the issue, it didn't make sense.

Bill Barber

On Mar 2, 2011, at 8:19 AM, William Barber wrote:

> Gerald and Bud,
>
> Possibly the derail was located at that point because that may have  
> been where TP&W's property line was
>
> On Mar 2, 2011, at 2:46 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>> Re: Peoria Interchange Question
>> Posted by: "Gerald Edgar" vje68@hotmail.com   gaedgar66
>> Tue Mar 1, 2011 7:29 am (PST)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Excellent point as to location of the derail Bud. I have CB&Q  
>> standards for derails as to the minimum distance from the fouling  
>> point but no mention of a maximum distance. I assume there were  
>> special situations (whether cars would roll to or from the  
>> turnout, adjacent structures & tracks, etc) that would case a  
>> derail to be installed 5 car lengths from a fouling post as the  
>> TP&W did. Any thoughts on this? Of the derail on former Q tracks I  
>> can visualize, all were relatively close to turnouts. I imagine  
>> too the standard changed over the decades as cars got longer with  
>> more overhang.
>>
>> Gerald
>



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