RussNelson wrote:1887, girls and boys, 1887. Read 'em and weep.
Damn! I was wrong! I didn't look at all the sticks on the middle track going into the Norfolk enginehouse. Turns out that one of them says "St. Albans VT 1882." You might think that's pretty old, and you'd be right, but I kept looking, and found one that says "PSCo. 81". I expect that means Pittsburgh Steel Company 1881.
The 1882 rail (and associated 1887 rails) were getting pretty tired, especially for 60 pound rail. They recently pulled them out and replaced them with much "newer", heavier rail. It says "Scranton Steel Co. 2 90" which can only be 1890. It still doesn't say the weight, but I'm guessing that it's 80 pound rail.
I love VRS!
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