Western Railroad Discussion > climbing the billiard table

A while back some TO dude stated flat out (heavy on the word FLAT), that Kansas is nothing but a billiard table stem to stern! I so very grateful when I’m able to prove him right... ;^)

1. 2. & 3. Say hello to UP 2634 on a westbound manifest approaching the S 1700 Rd crossing, west of Dwight, KS.

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4. 5. & 6. Coming into focus at the apex of the billiard table.

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One more, before it bursts completely out of the side pocket (frame)...

7. UP 2634 in sharp relief on October 24, 2024.

Thanks for chalk, your shot!
Lance Garrels
santafe199

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Thanks for posting.  Iowa's the same way.  LOL

Nixk Tharalson,
Marion, IA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/24 18:31 by ntharalson.

santafe199 Wrote:
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> A while back some TO dude stated flat out (heavy
> on the word FLAT), that Kansas is nothing but a
> billiard table stem to stern! I so very grateful
> when I’m able to prove him right... ;^)
>
> 1. 2. & 3. Say hello to UP 2634 on a westbound
> manifest approaching the S 1700 Rd crossing, west
> of Dwight, KS.
>
>I would not play on That billiard table!!

It's silly to call any entire state "billiard table flat" because most states contain a mix of topographies. The California Central Valley for example has some pretty big totally flat space that reminded me of downstate Illinois when we moved out here.

There are a few states with no flat plains to speak of - West Virginia comes to mind - but I don't think there is a single state without some hill-and-dale topo at the very least. In Kansas, the Flint Hills and a good deal of the eastern 1/5 of the state has some beautiful topo.

Nice 8-ball in the corner pocket...

JG

Not exactly "flat"... more or less consistently "sloped"?

~ Mr. MRL

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Flat like a billiard table that has 2x4s under both legs on one end