Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad - Revision history

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Videos

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			=== Texas Live Steam ===

			[http://www.grandscales.com/media/Texa.html Robinson and Associates] published a video titled "Texas Live Steam" in 2008. The following description of the WB&S is from their website:

			: Robinson’s tour starts with the pristine Wimberley Blanco & Southern RR built by Nick Edwards. Edwards and his buddies are avid steam men, so the layout was designed to be interesting for the hoghead running on external combustion. The long grades and long descents provide plenty of challenge for anyone acting as engineer, fireman, and brakeman all in one. A good deal of the railroad is on 1.5% and 2% grades. The steepest section by Quail Hollow is 2.25% on a curve.

			: For sheer jaw dropping impressiveness, there is one element of the WB&S which stands out above all the others. It is the large two-span Purinton Bridge over the dry creek bed. The smaller span would make a substantial bridge on most railroads. It is a through-girder double track 20' span. The main section is a mammoth welded steel Warren truss that is 60' long and 7.5' wide.

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	== Ballast Tipple ==		== Ballast Tipple ==

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Videos

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	== Ballast Tipple ==		== Ballast Tipple ==

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	== Videos ==		== Videos ==

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	== Ballast Tipple ==		== Ballast Tipple ==

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Videos

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			== Ballast Tipple ==

			* [http://ibls.org/files/2018/WimberlyBlancoAndSoutherRR_BallasTipple Photos of the WBSRR Ballast Tipple, by Daris A Nevil, May 2016]

	== References ==		== References ==

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References

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	== References ==		== References ==

	* [http://www.thewhistlepost.com/forums/live-steam-large-scale/7153-wimberley-blanco-southern-railroad.html Aerial Photos]
	* [http://www.worldrailfans.info/7.25inch/GalleryWBandS.shtml Track Plan and Video]		* [http://www.worldrailfans.info/7.25inch/GalleryWBandS.shtml Track Plan and Video]
	* [http://tracksidemodeler.com/index.php?topic=701.0 Golden Spike Ceremony Photos]		* [http://tracksidemodeler.com/index.php?topic=701.0 Golden Spike Ceremony Photos]

Dnevil: /* More History on Dual Gauge Track */

2017-05-10T13:29:14Z

More History on Dual Gauge Track

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	[[Nick Edwards]] wrote this description on 3 August 2014:		[[Nick Edwards]] wrote this description on 3 August 2014:

	: Daris and [[Kenneth Shattock\|Ken]], kindness of [[Bob Hornsby]], he forward your e-mails to me as you were interested in building and operating a railroad to handle 7-1/4 inch and 7-1/2 inch gauge equipment on a 7-1/2 inch gauge track. As a background, we did this for 10 years in 7-1/4 inch country in New Hampshire and have been doing it for over 12 years in 7-1/2 inch country in Texas. A few comments follow.		: [[Daris A Nevil\|Daris]] and [[Kenneth Shattock\|Ken]], kindness of [[Bob Hornsby]], he forward your e-mails to me as you were interested in building and operating a railroad to handle 7-1/4 inch and 7-1/2 inch gauge equipment on a 7-1/2 inch gauge track. As a background, we did this for 10 years in 7-1/4 inch country in New Hampshire and have been doing it for over 12 years in 7-1/2 inch country in Texas. A few comments follow.

	: We started dual gauge operations in 1980 in New England on a small 2000 foot track in Nashua, New Hampshire on an acre plus of land with a 35 foot minimum radius. The track was laid on pressure treated Southern Yellow Pine ties (2x4’s with the 2 inches exposed) using #10 sheet-metal screws to hold down the rail. We gauged the track at 7-1/2 inch as most of the equipment that would be running would be 7-1/4 inch gauge. We had many skeptics, and some of the engineers felt they could feel their locomotives “hunt” the track and complained about it. We could not feel it “hunt” on 0-4-0 switchers. Other than these complaints, we had no derailment problems. Locomotives as big as a Pennsy E-6 (4-4-2) and small consolidations had no trouble with the radius. Of course, these were mostly 7-1/4 inch locos with plenty of tolerance to run on the 7-1/2 inch track. We also ran Pacifics with no difficulty on the 35 foot radius. The diesels had no trouble that we ran.		: We started dual gauge operations in 1980 in New England on a small 2000 foot track in Nashua, New Hampshire on an acre plus of land with a 35 foot minimum radius. The track was laid on pressure treated Southern Yellow Pine ties (2x4’s with the 2 inches exposed) using #10 sheet-metal screws to hold down the rail. We gauged the track at 7-1/2 inch as most of the equipment that would be running would be 7-1/4 inch gauge. We had many skeptics, and some of the engineers felt they could feel their locomotives “hunt” the track and complained about it. We could not feel it “hunt” on 0-4-0 switchers. Other than these complaints, we had no derailment problems. Locomotives as big as a Pennsy E-6 (4-4-2) and small consolidations had no trouble with the radius. Of course, these were mostly 7-1/4 inch locos with plenty of tolerance to run on the 7-1/2 inch track. We also ran Pacifics with no difficulty on the 35 foot radius. The diesels had no trouble that we ran.

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Gallery

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	File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg\|[[Charles A. Purinton\|Purinton Bridge]] on the Mountain Division of the [[Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad]].~~File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg~~		File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg\|[[Charles A. Purinton\|Purinton Bridge]] on the Mountain Division of the [[Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad]].
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	== History ==		== History ==

	Bob Hornsby wrote the following on 8 April 2013:		[[Bob Hornsby]] wrote the following on 8 April 2013:

	:Nick and I moved here 15 years ago. We started the railroad in 1998. Had the grand opening in 2003. We are still adding on. Have nearly 3 miles of track on the ground and more to come. Nick and I moved here from New England. I’ve known him for 40 years.		:Nick and I moved here 15 years ago. We started the railroad in 1998. Had the grand opening in 2003. We are still adding on. Have nearly 3 miles of track on the ground and more to come. Nick and I moved here from New England. I’ve known him for 40 years.
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	== More History on Dual Gauge Track ==		== More History on Dual Gauge Track ==

	Nick Edwards wrote this description on 3 August 2014:		[[Nick Edwards]] wrote this description on 3 August 2014:

	: Daris and [[Kenneth Shattock\|Ken]], kindness of [[Bob Hornsby]], he forward your e-mails to me as you were interested in building and operating a railroad to handle 7-1/4 inch and 7-1/2 inch gauge equipment on a 7-1/2 inch gauge track. As a background, we did this for 10 years in 7-1/4 inch country in New Hampshire and have been doing it for over 12 years in 7-1/2 inch country in Texas. A few comments follow.		: Daris and [[Kenneth Shattock\|Ken]], kindness of [[Bob Hornsby]], he forward your e-mails to me as you were interested in building and operating a railroad to handle 7-1/4 inch and 7-1/2 inch gauge equipment on a 7-1/2 inch gauge track. As a background, we did this for 10 years in 7-1/4 inch country in New Hampshire and have been doing it for over 12 years in 7-1/2 inch country in Texas. A few comments follow.

Dnevil: /* More History on Dual Gauge Track */

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More History on Dual Gauge Track

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	: Wimberley, Blanco & Southern RR		: Wimberley, Blanco & Southern RR

			== Videos ==

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	== References ==		== References ==

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	File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg\|[[~~Chalres~~ A. Purinton\|Purinton Bridge]] on the Mountain Division of the [[Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad]].File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg		File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg\|[[Charles A. Purinton\|Purinton Bridge]] on the Mountain Division of the [[Wimberley Blanco & Southern Railroad]].File:PurintonBridge WBSRR 20160506.jpg
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