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Posted: Thu Jun 12th, 2014 06:31 pm |
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mwiz64
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Wouldn't that be a fun thing to do.....
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Posted: Wed Apr 8th, 2015 12:16 am |
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Posted: Wed Apr 8th, 2015 04:47 pm |
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Herb Kephart
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Well----I suppose---
But what will that thing do that a Jeep---with on board air compressor wont? Half flat tires will follow std gauge track at reasonable speed, pump them back up for the trail parts.
Herb
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Posted: Wed Apr 8th, 2015 06:50 pm |
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Naw, that would be too easy... Jose.
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Posted: Wed Apr 8th, 2015 08:48 pm |
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They would follow the Two Step Plan:
1) have really good brakes
2) carry a BIG shovel
Jose.
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Posted: Thu Apr 9th, 2015 06:52 am |
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Back in the late '70s and early '80s, when the San Diego & Arizona line through Carrizo Gorge was unused due to major storm damage, there were a few people who would ride the rails on homemade carts. These were very simple, lightweight vehicles, basically just a small four-wheeled flat car with a couple of lawn chairs bolted on, powered by a small gas engine.
My brother and I had a close call one evening after sunset. We were hiking the tracks and in the middle of a very long trestle that had no catwalks. Suddenly one of those carts came around the bend. No headlight, and no muffler either. They couldn't see us and could hear us shouting.
We managed to get out on the far end of the beam at the top of a bent, and avoided being knocked off.
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