I saw this done at MT. Washington years ago. The workers coming down from higher up would each ride one of these at end of day or for lunch or whatever. Chuck Porter ----- Original Message ----- From: Rollain Mercier To: Pieter Roos ; mhrreast ; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:22 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Bicyling -
and he notes - A little known method of 'cycling' y' might say, is the Mt. Washington RR 'slideboard' or 'Devil's Shingle'. It consisted of a plank with a seat and side rails to keep it in place and was fitted over the rack (between the rails). The rider positioned it, sat down and held on for dear life! It was only meant for a one way ride down the mountain but speeds of 60mph were not unusual. (Do not attempt this at home!) See one at this site (scroll down past 'Old Peppersass': http://www.mountwashington.com/cog/ Raleigh in Sunny Maine See my videos at http://www.emporiumpictures.com/ email me for new releases: Emporium Pictures <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:27 PM 11/1/2006, Pieter Roos wrote: >Hi Ted; > >You mean like this: > ><http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/railway_velocipede.html>http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/03/railway_velocipede.html > >Pieter Roos > >--- mhrreast <<mailto:mhrreast%40yahoo.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ><http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?>http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi? > > ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=003527;p=0 > > > > Seems to me that the real railroads had something > > like this for section > > crews to use.... back then! > > > > Ted Larson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
