I don't think so.


michaeljoe

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Something tells me that this isn't going to work.
 

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A train might make it over that, but at speed it could be a mess. If it has to slow to walking speed, a two or three axle truck should make it over without derailing. As I said, whatever's inside the items of rolling stock will be messed up, though.
 


Over? No way. 100 ton loco will slice through easily.
They're closer to 200 tons these years, but you may be correct. I don't know the materials involved, and if a fireman or two can carry them, they're probably not heavy enough to launch a locomotive over them. So, agreed. But my point was, if they present a barrier to the rolling stock, and with their apparent angled faces, those items can ride over them without derailing in all probability. Just a really nasty, and noisy, lurch and bangs. Further, any train running at more than 20 mph, and with no prior warning from dispatchers, is going to hit that....so, I would think they offer no 'warning'.
 
Hose ramps work for smaller vehicles. Aluminum only holds so much weight. Spent 15 years as a volunteer firefighter. Normally you don’t stop to think to place the ramps before charging the hose. Our supply lines were 5 inch lines. Once charged, you weren’t moving them. Our pumper was a 1,000 gallon a minute rated. At approximately 8 pounds per gallon the weight added up fast.
 




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