Rip Track deals with Railroad Track Engineering, Design, and Construction. Not only should Professional Railroad Track Engineers find something of interest here, but also those whose tax dollars are being spent for all of those new Light Rail and Commuter Rail Projects.
In addition to my post below dated June 8th, Truth or Fiction lays out another convincing argument against this prevailing e-mail myth. Mention is made of Mr. Stephenson, but not Mr. Jessup. Both men were significant players in the track gauge drama. The horse was not.
posted by Rip @ 9:33 PM
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I have been a part of the Railroad Industry for thirty years, now. I have worked for Class 1 Lines, a Track Maintenance Contractor, a Railroad Facility Engineer, and have actually crossed over to the "Dark Side" by working for a Track Material Supplier.
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Another truth about gage: The original gage in the US was 5 feet, but measured from the field side of the rail because the flanges on the wheels were on the outside. They quickly learned with wheel flanges on the outside that when dynamic side forces occured (ie wind, centifical etc) the wheel lifted and the train derailed. At the time there was only about 100 miles of track in the country and they decided to move the flange to the inside of the wheel and not regage the 100 miles. The distance between gage lines now became 56-1/2" instead of the 5 foot measurement on the outside. Believe it or not!!
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