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Hmmm, an LA style freeway type overpass for trains in the heartland. What will they think of next?
Sing with me... "Everything's up to date in Kansas City They've gone about as fur as they can go....."
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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There is (was) a structure near Richmond VA of similar design where three roads (ACL, SAL, SRY, as I recall) would "pose" their motive power for the benefit of accredited photographers.
The likelihood of a railfan or other amateur photographer getting such a photo where three trains "just happened' to cross the strucutre are likely "zilch to none'.
However, I do recall reviewing a TRAINS some fifty years ago in which there is a photo of the Starucca Viaduct in which an ERIE train "just happened" to X while a D&H train passed underneath.
Geoff M Member # 153
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There is a railway bridge close to where I work which I cross under about 3-4 times a week. A train crosses that bridge 2-3 times per hour - quite light traffic. Statistically speaking, based on road speed and average train lengths, I should have passed under or close to that bridge with a train crossing within 2 years. Over 2 years later and I'm still waiting...
Compare that to the Battersea area of south west London where it is quite common to see as many as 4 trains passing *simultaneously* during rush hour. There are 4 tracks over the top, 7 tracks in the middle, and several more underneath or adjacent but to one side. See http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=battersea&ll=51.475529,-0.145698&spn=0.006348,0.015003&t=k&hl=en - it's a poor satellite picture (not like what you Yanks get). The leftmost vertical line is the main line from Victoria station to the south coast; the straight diagonal bottom-left to top-right is the main line from Waterloo to the south west of England.
We've even got a Tehachapi-style loop! Albeit on a tourist railway in Wales.
Geoff M.
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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Somehow railviewing in the UK would not be the same if Clapham Jct were replaced with a "flyover'
Geoff M Member # 153
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quote:Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: Somehow railviewing in the UK would not be the same if Clapham Jct were replaced with a "flyover'
If you look further to the left of that photo, you'd find Clapham Jn IS a flyover. More tracks from the West London Line duck under and join the Victoria line.
Geoff M.
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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Memories fade Mr. Geoff M.
Haven't been near Clapham Jct in 20 years; I thought the X-ing was at grade.
Considering my Sister lived along the Hunslow line @ Barnes (#4 Queens Ride for anyone with an A to Z handy) from 1971 to 1989, my recollection should have been clearer.
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