SC button must be out of commission once again. Superb capture, Matthew. Perfect light, great color and nicely composed. PC from me, I'd even put it on the banner!
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#$%#$@%$@%!!!! Wow, MC! Thanks for posting a shot I seem to be too lazy to shoot. Great job, I don't need to shoot this one now... Unbiased PCA coming your way buddy!
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Perfect shot. PC vote from me.
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Very well done!
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Quite simply......ditto all of the above!
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Very nice work Matthew.
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Very cool shot of the Arch, congrats on the PCA!
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It looks like there were 2 tracks in here at one time due to the extremely wide roadbed!
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To divergingroute: Yes, there were two tracks at this location once. They once were owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad (correct me if I'm wrong). Steel pieces were carried from Bethlehem, PA to the build site for the Arch, and the second track was abandoned shortly after that.
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Yeah, and in the tunnel behind Matthew, there was an indent in the roadbed, as though there was a switch leading to the main.
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This is really cool, awesome composition Matthew.
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Anyone notice how the pink blossoms perfectly compliment the trailing pink Warbonnet Dash-9?!?
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Is this common, or is it rare to see a train here?
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Frank: no, it's not rare at all to see trains on this route. Chip: the tracks have always belonged to the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, not the PRR. This route was double track originally, but I don't know when the second track was removed.
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| Posted by jtull7 on March 14, 2014 | |
The Gateway Arch, is a variant of the inverted catenary arch, which is one of the strongest forms in geometry. It is formed as follows: take a length of chain and hold the two ends at exactly the same height, exactly one-half the total length of the chain apart. The Gateway Arch is a variant because the structure is thinner at the top than at both bottoms, and is called a flattened inverted catenary arch.
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