----- Original Message ----- From: [somebody] The BNSF main line is closer to 148. > > > > > > > > > > This doesn't tell us anything about the BNSF mainline, but it does tell us about somebody's observation skills. As Don Thompson has already pointed out, there has never been track out there in the real world with a rail height greater that 8 inches. If you don't carry a tape-measure with you when rail-fanning, pick up a weed-stem, set one end at the bottom of the rail and break it at the top of the rail-head, and measure it when you get home.
I don't endorse trespassing, but if you can get down and read the rail weight in pounds/yard, cast in the side of the rail, you can look that number up when you get home and get all the dimesnions. URLs for two good data sheets have recently been posted on this list with all the data you need. I did that a couple years ago (try to read a rail) at an operating outdoor trolly museum (St Paul MN area I think) and ladies in the tour group said that man must be looking for his contact lens. But most modellers (I hope) knew what I was doing. As a reminder, our scale factor is 64. So you multiply 0.148 inch by 64 and you find 148 rail represents rail about 9½ inches high. Not to be found on the BNSF or anywhere else. I believe all the rail on the PRR that was 8 inches high (8 in ÷ 64 = 0.125 in = code 125 rail) has been replaced. Improved metalurgy has developed stronger rail without that much height. Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan 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/
