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dan the ca railfan
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by dan the ca railfan Thu Sep 13, 2018 2:59 pm
dan the ca railfan wrote: NathanFromEngland wrote:
...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.
well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.
here's another double set
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by freebrickproductions Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:08 am
dan the ca railfan wrote: NathanFromEngland wrote:
...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.
well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.
Probably one of the plains-states railroads that existed years ago. Years ago, many railroads used 45° crossbucks for crossbuck crossings, not just the L&N.
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by dan the ca railfan Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:06 am
freebrickproductions wrote: dan the ca railfan wrote: NathanFromEngland wrote:
...The L&N never even operated in Arkansas.
well then who dou you think installed them i said l&n because that was the only company in that area that ever operated that made 45 degree cross bucks using stand ones.
Probably one of the plains-states railroads that existed years ago. Years ago, many railroads used 45° crossbucks for crossbuck crossings, not just the L&N.
such as the southern pacific who built them in the same way as the l&N using normal cross bcuks here's one in patterson ,ca
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by dan the ca railfan Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:06 pm
very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
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dan the ca railfan
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by dan the ca railfan Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:33 am
yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!
the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!
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by ZachL Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:42 am
dan the ca railfan wrote:
yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!
the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!
Just because a crossbuck is not at a 90-degree angle does not automatically make it a 45-degree crossbuck...
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by dan the ca railfan Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:51 am
ZachL wrote: dan the ca railfan wrote:
yes they are they were just made using standard cross bucks!
the southern pacific liked to do this it seems!
Just because a crossbuck is not at a 90-degree angle does not automatically make it a 45-degree crossbuck...
i know but iv'e seen a couple of other forty-five degree crossbucks done this way!
very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
