Interesting discussion, Bill. I've been noodling this around in relative ignorance, but comparing it to what occurs with structural steel beam sections. There are many beams that are about 8" high, but have quite different weights that gives them different load capacity. I assumed there could be something similar going on with prototype rail weights and heights.
Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello Again Esteemed Colleagues, > > I visited the Harmer Steel website previously offered to the group and > found it to have valuable information. That caused me to visit some other > sites such as the NMRA and Urban Eagle in a quest to learn a bit more > about rails and sizes. The result is that I prepared a page on my website > at: > > http://wpporter.duckburg.us/railweight.htm > > This page contains some handy links to rail size sites, a handy table of > rail sizes and the matching scale rail sizes. It also contains a > longer-winded discussion of the rail size issues. > > Take a peek if you have the nerve, > Bill Porter To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
