I was surprised at the speed the train crossed over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8AzAm9f54
Interesting railroad crossing instead of using a diamond
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Re: Interesting railroad crossing instead of using a diamond
Looks like it might be a sugar cane train or something like that. The clickity clack sounds like a HO model railroad.
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Re: Interesting railroad crossing instead of using a diamond
Yes, it's a Queensland sugarcane railroad. IIRC, there are several other drawbridge crossings.
Neither of those lines are standard gauge.
One of the comments mentioned they didn't need this as there were other methods, alluding to a OWL crossing.
An OWL crossing would eat those sugarcane bins for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Those small wheels won't be able to get across the gap reliably.
The sugarcane railroads are incredible. Unfortunately they don't run in February which is when I was there
Neither of those lines are standard gauge.
One of the comments mentioned they didn't need this as there were other methods, alluding to a OWL crossing.
An OWL crossing would eat those sugarcane bins for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Those small wheels won't be able to get across the gap reliably.
The sugarcane railroads are incredible. Unfortunately they don't run in February which is when I was there