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Discussion Boards => General Discussion => Topic started by: rich1998 on July 22, 2020, 09:28:02 PM

Title: Floating Railroad Bridge
Post by: rich1998 on July 22, 2020, 09:28:02 PM
Watching this now on Impossible Engineering. It will use overhead power.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007312/seattles-floating-bridge-is-high-tech-light-rail-link

Rich
Title: Re: Floating Railroad Brdige
Post by: jonathan on July 23, 2020, 08:04:18 AM
Interesting.
Title: Re: Floating Railroad Brdige
Post by: Trainman203 on July 23, 2020, 11:31:08 AM
Compare the track leveling to the rolling track cradles in the thread "Sunset Limited on Mississippi River Ferry."  What a difference 100 years makes.
Title: Re: Floating Railroad Bridge
Post by: little railway on July 28, 2020, 03:25:49 PM
Very interesting!

The most difficult task will probably be adapting the rails to the movements of the bridge.
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