March 6, 2017
Randy - Wouldn't been too much stone ballast (gravel) on a branchline, at
least in the old days. Most likely a big pile of dirt mixed with cinders,
or some worn out cross ties (or both) would've worked on stub end
tracks back in the day. Best Regards - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
In a message dated 3/6/2017 1:21:36 P.M. Central Standard Time,
CBQ@yahoogroups.com writes:
I've seen piles of gravel, fabricated from I-bars and wooden
braced structures. Norm
From: "Randy Gordon-Gilmore
randy.gordon.gilmore@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
To: CBQ @yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 12:11
PM
Subject: [CBQ] Branch line
end-of-track stop or bumper?
All,
I'm wondering what would be typical for end-of-track
stops on branchline stub tracks. On one photo of the Prague line in
"West From Omaha" it looks like the turntable's tail track (over-run track?)
just had a pile of ballast at its end. Would this be typical, or would
there be a tie-built or rail-built or other formal stop on stub tracks?
If it matters, 1920-1950 era. Thank you, Randy
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