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Western Railroad Discussion > Lawton curve in your face...Date: 10/18/20 19:36 Lawton curve in your face... Author: JLKirk Westbound 5 X 1 X 1 at Lawton, west of Reno. Sunday afternoon, October 18. 2020; photo by Joel Kirk.
 Date: 10/18/20 21:38 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: weather Great Shot!~
Date: 10/18/20 21:42 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: mojaveflyer Wow, that is a great shot! I don't recall ever seeing a photo taken there.
James Nelson Thornton, CO www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer Date: 10/18/20 22:56 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: SouthWestRailCams Date: 10/19/20 07:56 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: Copy19 Here's a shot from the 60s of Lawton curve looking west as an eastbound comes out of the curve with the Truckee local in the foreground. The curve was a great place to pace trains with old Highway 40 up on the embankment next to the tracks. You could see right into the locomotive cabs.
JB - Omaha  Date: 10/19/20 14:13 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: bradleymckay JLKirk Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Westbound 5 X 1 X 1 at Lawton, west of Reno. > Sunday afternoon, October 18. 2020; photo by > Joel Kirk. I think you are standing very close to the grade crossing to access the old River Inn (if I'm wrong please correct me). Is the old River Inn still standing or is it long gone? Allen Posted from Android Date: 10/19/20 15:07 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: 567Chant Copy19 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Here's a shot from the 60s of Lawton curve looking > west as an eastbound comes out of the curve with > the Truckee local in the foreground. ... You > could see right into the locomotive cabs. > JB - Omaha ---------------------------- Dimensioned lumber in a gon - Was this prior to the advent of centerbeams? ...Lorenzo Date: 10/19/20 15:18 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: Copy19 567Chant Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > > JB - Omaha > ---------------------------- > Dimensioned lumber in a gon - > Was this prior to the advent of centerbeams? > ...Lorenzo I believe so. Best I recall I took this circa 1962. JB - Omaha Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/19/20 15:21 by Copy19. Date: 10/19/20 18:27 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: JLKirk Hi Allen,
I am standing next to the rocks in the driveway off of 4th before the gates. It still stands, half-done, and the only thing they use it for now is to train Washoe County's SWAT units in the motel section. Joel Kirk Date: 10/19/20 18:29 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: JLKirk ... and if you caught it just right, you could pace a train all the way to Fourth and Stoker!!!
Joel Kirk Date: 10/20/20 12:34 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: texchief1 That is one fine shot!
RC Lundgren Elgin, TX Date: 10/20/20 15:40 Re: Lawton curve in your face... Author: bradleymckay JLKirk Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Allen, > > I am standing next to the rocks in the driveway > off of 4th before the gates. It still stands, > half-done, and the only thing they use it for now > is to train Washoe County's SWAT units in the > motel section. > > Joel Kirk Thanks Joel! Allen Posted from Android |