I just snapped this pic today on the old Trenton Industrial Track, Ewing, New Jersey. There's quite a lot going on here.
Just goes to show that you can learn something new every day.
Cheers! :wave:
Andrew
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- I apologize for the discarded WaWa coffee cup (in between the rails). It's not mine.
- The misspelling of the word "axle" on the sign. An "axel" is a figure skating move, which I have never seen any locomotives doing. If indeed a locomotive has done a six axel, then it's a world record. I will contact Guinness after I've posted this. The most a human can do is a triple axel.
- More seriously, a close look at the rail joint there explains everything. A heavier rail leads off the CSX Trenton Line and joined here to a lighter rail. I thought the six axle limit was because the track and bed is very poor here, but it's because the lighter rail can't handle heavier locomotives. I've never before noticed a joint like this.
Just goes to show that you can learn something new every day.
Cheers! :wave:
Andrew
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