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The neatest part of this article was the fact that these trains used to operate by sail. It's a strange image to imagine but it makes a lot of sense for an incr
by TipVFL 8y ago
The neatest part of this article was the fact that these trains used to operate by sail. It's a strange image to imagine but it makes a lot of sense for an incredibly windy area with rails.
My uncle is actually a tiny train enthusiast. He bought really old schematics for a full-size steam powered locomotive and scaled them down, machining every little piece from blocks of metal.
He has been working on it for 20+ years; he originally planned for his grandchildren to get to play with it but they're all adults now. Maybe it will be ready in time for his great grandchildren.
- azernik 8y agoTo me, what's fascinating is the way it's operated - families have rails running to their personal garages, and own their own individual wagons.
- gowld 8y agoNSTAAF talks about sail trains on https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/flavio-briatore-3/no-such-thing-as-a-fish/e/51414013 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/flavio-briatore-3/no-such-t... (@14minutes)
- rhizome 8y agoFor those like me who tried to google this, the term of art is "sail bogey." "sail train" gets you a bunch of travel agencies.
- vermontdevil 8y agoGood tip! There's a wiki page on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_bogey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_bogey
- aphrax 8y agoI would love to see some pictures of this, any chance he would share some?
- TipVFL 8y agoMy uncle is on the other side of the country, and is about as old school as the steam locomotive he's building. So unfortunately I'd have to call him, convince him to take photos (with film), develop them, and (snail) mail them to me.