Hey, we used to do that with our old Woodie surfer wagons. But you can just lower the tire pressure and they will 'sink' onto the rails and stay on just fine. If you drag a piece of metal that spans both rails, it will activate the crossing stop signs for your passage..We used to turn some heads...Two or three guys standing on the tailgate of a wagon with nobody at the wheel, blowing through intersections on the railroad tracks near Long Beach, Ca. Oh wait, no van content...I retract this post. Don Hanson On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Roger VanTill <motelvw@gmail.com> wrote: > That's it! I'm taking the rubber off my wheels and seeing the country by > rail. I'll have to check the track width first. > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A quick Google search provides the answers, and yes, the number are true. > > CSX is using the total number of ton/miles and the total fuel consumed as > > the basis for those numbers. Three to four times more fuel efficient > than > > trucking on the highway. But does not take into account the time origin > to > > destination for smaller loads when sent by truck or the cost of handling > to > > the train, onto the train, off the train and delivery to the final > > destination. > > > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 10:02 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > > > > Am I missing something here? Can someone explain this, please? > > > > > > CSX Railroad claims to move one ton - 2000 lbs - some 436 miles on one > > > gallon of fuel! Is 436 mile per gallon - even on a train - a possible > > > thing? What am I not seeing? > > > > > > > > > |
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