Saw this on Railpictures.net today. Looks like a 3rd rail on the track! It is even blackened!
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I see four rails. Not sure what the purpose of running another line like that is, but there are definitely two 2-rail lines there.
To me, that just looks like the divergence of two standard gauge tracks, one off as
a siding. What is interesting is the hiring of a mobile truck washer to come out and
hose down your GP. What next, drive-through engine washes?
Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
To me, that just looks like the divergence of two standard gauge tracks, one off as
a siding. What is interesting is the hiring of a mobile truck washer to come out and
hose down your GP. What next, drive-through engine washes?
drive through train wash Coney Island yard
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Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
What is interesting is the hiring of a mobile truck washer to come out and
hose down your GP. What next, drive-through engine washes?
Not a new idea...
Rusty
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Originally Posted by JohnS:
Originally Posted by coloradohirailer:
To me, that just looks like the divergence of two standard gauge tracks, one off as
a siding. What is interesting is the hiring of a mobile truck washer to come out and
hose down your GP. What next, drive-through engine washes?
drive through train wash Coney Island yard
Wow! Just googled it and the site is huge. Also, there's a single track building in the Hoboken yard that looks like it could be a wash or service drive thru?
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That man is obviously too heavy to be on a ladder to get the upper portion of rollingstock DixieLine. And you can see the large amount of water he is wasting by spraying water high in the air instead of scrubbing with a sponge. In the interest of OSHA, EPA, UN Agenda 21,and Affirmative Action compliance that RR should hire some thin young women to wash their gear with sponges!
That 3rd rail you see is part of the drip pan to catch oils and spilt fuels I have seen them in person at fuel pads
Originally Posted by Alexl2590:
That 3rd rail you see is part of the drip pan to catch oils and spilt fuels I have seen them in person at fuel pads
Something of that nature crossed my mind too, but there is a 4th rail in the picture and is spaced to be exactly in gauge with the center rail.
Trust me I work for norfolk southern we use those same pans on our fuel pad in Harrisburg they are only thin sheet metal would never support the weight of a locomotive
