Color booklet about riding the trains

Origin of the name "HIGH IRON" rail is measured by the yard and very's in weight from 65 pounds to 160 pounds. 65 pound rail has a lower profile than 160 pound it is used on the auxiliary tracks such as elevator tracks and sidings. So when a train leaves the auxiliary track to enter the mainline its going on the "HIGH IRON "


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Thanks for the information about the High Iron - found this nice little booklet in an antique shop in the midwest - mixed in with comic books.

Thanks for the post and the explanation. I remember having one like that!

Tom Seymour
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