Living in the UK, my reaction (apart from liking the photo!) was “Good grief! It’s made out of wood!”—snd so my question is: is it still in use, and if so, what kind of trains use it?
I’ve always liked wood textures, but still find it quite terrifying imagining the wood rotting in the water… but I imagine whoever built it knew how to deal with that.
Tim J on April 3rd, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Living in the UK, my reaction (apart from liking the photo!) was “Good grief! It’s made out of wood!”—snd so my question is: is it still in use, and if so, what kind of trains use it?
I’ve always liked wood textures, but still find it quite terrifying imagining the wood rotting in the water… but I imagine whoever built it knew how to deal with that.
Debbie on April 3rd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
It’s very, very dry here.
Yes, it’s in use. There are non-passenger trains running through Fort Collins all the time.
Tim J on April 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
It’s not dry in the river though, where the supports are… I suppose they must be very effectively treated.
Also I’m now wondering whether we’ve any wooden railway bridges in this country (but I doubt we have).