Railroad Graffiti: Close-Up

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FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman FULL SCREEN Andrea Fuhrman Colossus of Roads drawing “October in the Railroad Earth” along with other graffiti on the […]

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Basic Training: How to install rail joiners

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Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Scale model railroad track uses rail joiners to connect the rails. In this basic training video you’ll learn about different types of rail joiners and learn the proper technique for installing them. […]

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Basic Training: How to install rail joiners

Hands cutting piece of wire

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Scale model railroad track uses rail joiners to connect the rails. In this basic training video you’ll learn about different types of rail joiners and learn the proper technique for installing them. […]

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Basic Training: How to install rail joiners

Hands cutting piece of wire

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Scale model railroad track uses rail joiners to connect the rails. In this basic training video you’ll learn about different types of rail joiners and learn the proper technique for installing them. […]

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Calculating track grade

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Three Deseret Power Railway E60Cs begin the short but steep 2-percent descent into Coyote Basin near Bonanza, Utah, on July 8, 2009. David Honan Q How do you figure out the percent of the grade of a railroad track?— Richard Buckhold, Kirkwood, Mo. A Grades are expressed as the rise in feet per 100 feet […]

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Pandrol rail fasteners

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A Pandrol e-clip elastic rail fastener secures the rail to the tie, along with a type of hairpin spike. TRAINS: Kathi Kube Q How do Pandrol clips secure rails to concrete or wooden ties?— John Trifari, Sunnyvale, Calif. A The clips are made of spring steel and must be pressed into position by machinery or […]

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Railroad from “Breakheart Pass”

Q On which railroad was the 1975 movie “Breakheart Pass” filmed? — Klaus Schmidt, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. A “Breakheart Pass” was filmed on the Camas Prairie Railroad, a short line in Northern Idaho. Originally a cooperative building effort by predecessors of the Union Pacific and the BNSF in the early 20th century, as of 2004, […]

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