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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.
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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.
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Somehow railviewing in the UK would not be the same if Clapham Jct were replaced with a "flyover'
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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.
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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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