Re: Driving the Transcontinental Railroad grade
Yeah, they're higher clearance, larger diameter tires, more rugged suspension, and greater torque at low RPM's for crawling along than modern cars. When I was a kid one of the "terms of endearment" we had for Old Henry was "The Climbing Car" as he was the one we always took off road up in the foot hills for fun.
__________________
Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) 
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness
|