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The Coggers – history and tragedy of the first US mountain railroad
- Animats 3y agoThe 9-step switch throwing procedure.[1] It's easy to see how this could be botched. Replacement switch.[2] Bulky, like a monorail switch, but not complicated. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBdCN7Ssuc0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBdCN7Ssuc0 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-e_-h8a8ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-e_-h8a8ds
- bombcar 3y agoIt's interesting to realize that a cog railway is basically a monorail with training wheels on.
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- TomMasz 3y agoI rode this with my parents just a few years after this accident. I don't recall any mention of it at the time. My mom was an anxious sort and I'm sure if they had said anything we wouldn't have taken it.