Le 6 juin 2014 à 17:48, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>> 432 m looks a bit long for the US technique ;-)
>
> Not at all. It could be done here with no problem, except that we
> prefabricate entire rail-tie sections and lift them into place as a
> unit.
What I meant - so do you really mean to say you can or actually do manufacture
500yards units ??? Gigantic HO gauge this one is :-)
How does the train that transports so long units take curves then ?
> But that also has more to do with the fact we don't do concrete
> bases with rubber cushioning and concrete ties.
>
the concrete base is I guess the only way to get stable and plane enough tracks
for high speed - just a guess
>> And I can't make out the difference between bulk/freight and passenger lines
>> since their are the same. Night = goods/mail Day = passengers
>
> The USA is a bit larger and spread out. We utilize the airways like
> Europeans utilize rail. But part of that is the privatized economic
> model that we use here. We could never afford air travel if it was
> government run.
>
This is philosophy now ;-)
Your original remark was more technical. Wood would be better for freight is
what I had understood you meant.
Ph
> AG
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