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Flåmsbana, Norway, 1926  |
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Various horseshoe curves Grybów, Poland  Kalisz, Poland  Neviges, Germany  |
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Curves swinging back and forth on a modern era non-electrified single track line without conceivable reason? We´ve got them.  Rottalbahn near Pfenningbach, 2016. |
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Perennial issue in other threads, the proper inclination angle of a ramp - or how to climb onto an embankment:  216 on Dexion industry spur, Laubach,1986. |
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Bay Head NJ, USA The Pennsy built this to turn steam powered commuter trains. It is still in use today. Not far from where I live. Mikey  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek  Originally Posted by: BrandonVA What could be better for modeling than a train tunnel under a castle? This must make up at least 25% of the layouts in the 0700 track planning book alone :) Exactly. Give me a castle, and I give you a tunnel: Hessen: Biedenkopf castle in the distance (sorry, no tunnel)  Frankenstein castle (with double track tunnel), Rhineland-Palatinate  Opposite Frankenstein castle hill tunnel portal  Baden, Switzerland (very old tunnel)    Schwarzenberg castle tunnel (Saxony) in use until 1950, when the railroad line was rerouted to circumvent the town  Or alternatively a bridge instead of a tunnel (Trisanna bridge with Wiesberg castle in Austria)  |
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Originally Posted by: analogmike Bay Head NJ, USA
The Pennsy built this to turn steam powered commuter trains.
It is still in use today. Not far from where I live. Return loop with integrated yard: That gives bonus points! :o) |
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I liked that consist in AK's posting 508, only with the red BR216. Peter  
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Perennial issue in other threads, the proper inclination angle of a ramp - or how to climb onto an embankment:
216 on Dexion industry spur, Laubach,1986. Not as spectacular, but still impressively steep ramp on an industry spur.  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek When constructing a multi-span continuous under-deck truss bridge over a valley, would it be prototypical to place a pillar in the middle of a river, if that could be avoided? Check out Tavira in the south of Portugal. This placing of pillars in the middle of a rather narrow river just does not make sense to me.  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek
This placing of pillars in the middle of a rather narrow river just does not make sense to me.
Hello Ak, When we were in Wertheim in 2011 it seemed a noteable site because of the liability to extreme floods over the years :see the date of the highest flood record inscribed on the wall in the image below. This may relate to it's position at the confluence of the Tauber and Main rivers.  Perhaps this predisposition to significant flooding is the reason for the numerous pillar supports on the bridge? Nice old medieval town, the buildings reminded me of the Faller buidings on my layout!    Regards, Philip
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Ak,
I think the close spacing of the pillars is necessitated by the apparent curve in the bridge. If too far apart the bridge would tip to the outside of the curve when a load is put on it.
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A DB loco in breach of a no standing zone traffic sign?  At least the car is parked wrongly. |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek At least the car is parked wrongly. Looks like triple wrongly parking: on the wrong side, on the pedestrian walk, and in a no-stopping area. There is an arrow on the traffic sign, so the loco is in an area that is not affected by the traffic sign. It seems to be moving anyway ... |
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In this context: When a train driver gets angry about a speed control by radar...  ...or when the police place the apparatus on the track. |
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Originally Posted by: BrandonVA True story.  -Brandon At least they stayed upright, well almost. Peter B. in Florida |
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In Sunny Florida most of the time.
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Not quite down the middle of the road, but pretty close. That's my van mirror you can see in the bottom of the picture.  And it went on forever at the crossing.  |
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 Tram track works last week in downtown Lisbon. Edited by user 14 November 2016 12:08:00(UTC)
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A German „Keilbahnhof" (literally: wedge station) - a station located between branching tracks - offers a solution to space problems. There is for example Tornesch station near Hamburg, where a single track branch line joins a double track main line.  While it saw passenger traffic in the past (see railcar on curve in front of station building), the branch line serves nowadays only industries.  This design saved a lot of turnouts. Edited by user 15 December 2016 10:33:43(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Railway in front of Stolberg castle hill. Stolberg, 2007.  www.bahnbilder.deEdited by user 15 December 2016 19:40:25(UTC)
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Lovely photo, AK. LH Airport Express must have had one middle coach out of service that day? Thanks! Peter 
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Originally Posted by: petestra LH Airport Express must have had one middle coach out of service that day? Missing a middle coach? I could only find a lonely cab coach. Of course in front of a castle.   403 001 near Kaub, 1979 www.bahnbilder.de |
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Trains in front of castles. Special train in front of Stara Lubovna castle, Slovakia, 2004.  Empty auto rack train in front of Střekov castle on the river Elbe, Czechia, 2016. (Yes, that is the official country name since 2016.)  www.bahnbilder.de |
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Trains in front of castles - Austria (1/2) Trautson castle near Matrei, 2008.  Greifenstein castle near Altenberg, 2011.  Train from Vienna to Bischofshofen on Mürz bridge in Kapfenberg in front of Oberkapfenberg castle, 2009.  ICE from Frankfurt to Vienna below Neulengbach castle near Hofstatt, 2009.  www.bahnbilder.deEdited by user 16 December 2016 16:38:29(UTC)
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Trains in front of castles - Austria (2/2) Uphill double-headed wood transport passing foggy Klamm castle, 2012.  Ürdingen rail car special run near Deutschlandsberg (Yes, that is really in Austria), 2016.  www.bahnbilder.de |
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Trains in front of castles - Germany (1/3) Class 52 hauled special train on Flöhatalbahn below Rauenstein castle in Lengefeld, 2009.  Below Zwingenberg castle a class 01 pulls a special train from Neustadt/Weinstraße to Heilbronn, 2014.  Below Zwingenberg castle a class 110 pulls train E 93255 from Heidelberg to Heilbronn, 2009.  www.bahnbilder.de |
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Trains in front of castles - Germany (2/3) In front of Teck castle: Between Dettingen and Owen a class 294 helper is pushing a freight train to Oberlenningen, 2012.  Neuwied to Frankfurt (M) train below Gutenfels castle in Kaub, 2012.  Attendorn station in front of Schnellenberg castle, 2009.  www.bahnbilder.de |
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Trains in front of castles - Germany (3/3) Near Veynau castle, 2014  Below Altena castle, class 110 enters Altena station with a local train, 1990.  Monthly museum train in front of Hohenstein castle in Hohenstein (Nassau), 2006.  www.bahnbilder.de |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Monthly museum train in front of Hohenstein castle in Hohenstein (Nassau), 2006. This station looks very similar to Auhagen 11347:  -Brandon |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Double Loop on the Rio Grande standard gauge Tintic Range Railway in Utah, USA.  I am counting four trains. That may be the most trains on the Tintic branch simultaneously at any time in history :) No wonder DRGW jumped on CTC quickly! -Brandon |
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Further to posts no. 355 ff.:   Former Southern Pacific RR in northern California / southern Oregon. |
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Cuesta grade curve in California.  SP 1937  SP between 1937 and 1955  SP 1987  UP 2007 |
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S curve from underneath Now I know where amusement parks get their metal.  Mikey  |
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Originally Posted by: analogmike S curve from underneath Now I know where amusement parks get their metal. Mikey I believe this photo is from late 19th century. A New York City El train a la steam. Peter
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Originally Posted by: petestra Originally Posted by: analogmike S curve from underneath Now I know where amusement parks get their metal. Mikey I believe this photo is from late 19th century. A New York City El train a la steam. Peter Canadian Pacific RR, British Columbia 110th street and Cathedral Pkwy. |
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Need a view block for your fiddle yard entrance?  Dausenau in the Lahn river valley, 1953. How many platform tracks should a decent passenger station on a double-track mainline have under an overall roof? Two? And how many turnouts? Zero?  Bad Ems in the Lahn river valley (recently). |
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Where would I build a tunnel to make it look toylike - let´s look for an opportunity in Switzerland. Here?   Heinrichsbad tunnel, St. Gallen. Or here?  St. Johann, Graubünden Or maybe here?  Bellinzona-Mesocco line, Graubünden No, this is my favorite:  Piotta, Ticino http://verkehrsrelikte.u...unnel/tunnel-schweiz.htm |
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