(06-11-2014, 05:29 PM)sunhuntin Wrote: this video shows on the of the steepest grades in new zealand. its a 1 in 35 grade, and almost every train struggles. its called westmere bank and is just outside my town. all locos heading north to the milk plant must tackle it.
this isnt my video. i was filming from one of the carriages, but it didnt come out too well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I979Sy-f1So
Wow; seeing that locomotive struggle was remarkable. Makes me wonder about some of the locomotives we had built here in the States; some of our steepest inclines are in the Northeast and out west in California. California's infamous Cajon Pass is certainly very steep, as are some of the lines in Pennsylvania.
Residential train-afficionado in training, and Thomas & Friends fan.
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