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Nostalgia & History > so what's available for the rail grinder train?Date: 09/22/22 14:22 so what's available for the rail grinder train? Author: FT An SSW switcher and an SP GP 30 must have been what was on the ready track. For those not familiar with having a grinder train pass, it is loud and gritty. Breathing
that air could be a problem. Taken by Leroy Robl,4/72, Beaumont Hill area. Keith A (ft)  Date: 09/22/22 14:29 Re: so what's available for the rail grinder train? Author: PasadenaSub Very nice, and another instance of a Cotton Belt switcher making an appearance in Southern California.
It was considered somewhat of a rarity as mentioned in this post from a few days ago: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5542943 Rich Date: 09/22/22 14:46 Re: so what's available for the rail grinder train? Author: LarryDoyle FT Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- >... For those not > familiar with having a grinder train pass, it is loud and gritty. Breathing > that air could be a problem. ... But, really spectacular at night! -LD Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/22 14:51 by LarryDoyle. Date: 09/22/22 14:58 Re: so what's available for the rail grinder train? Author: LarryDoyle ... and, for weeks afterwards, finding chunks of once-molten slag alongside the rails. But, the railhead was sure nicely shaped.
-LD Date: 09/22/22 17:32 Re: so what's available for the rail grinder train? Author: Gonut1 Sure looks funny compared to modern rail-grinders!
No Clickity-Clack, just steel wheels singing on freshly ground rail. Go |