In a message dated 12/14/1999 3:42:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, "doubletrack_@_home.com" writes: << Uh...What is their meaning of Dead Rail? >> A dead rail was a second set of rails running along side the weigh rails. Their purpose was to keep the weight of locomotives off the weighing parts of the scale. ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net ------------------------------
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