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The SRB was designed to fit through a tunnel. The size of the tunnel was not chosen based of the gauge of the railroad. I'm not sure if this is satire.When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there
are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank.
These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory
in Utah.
The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit
fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the
launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in
the mountains, and the SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is
slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is
about as wide as two horses’ behinds.
So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world’s most
advanced transportation system was determined over two thousand years
ago by the width of a horse’s ass.
"...i would seriously bite somebody right in the balls..." -bump909
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
This is true, however, the train's size is not directly dictated by the gauge of the track so the tunnel isn't directly linked to the track gauge either. Old tunnels were built more to the capabilities of mining crews and modern tunnels are built to accommodate the loading gauge (different concept) and room for oversize cargo.
"...i would seriously bite somebody right in the balls..." -bump909
I received an e-mail from Chris Gamache ( Chief of the NH Bureau of Trails) and apparently the holdup is NOT with NHDOT, but with the Feds, Federal money was used as part of the rail system purchase and one of the restrictions was that no "motorized wheeled vehicles" would be allowed, this is why some rail trails that were open to wheeled vehicles in other parts of the state were closed by DOT. To consider a exemption and opening to wheeled OHRVs will take an Act of Congress, something that the Trails Bureau is currently working on (he has a meeting with the NH Federal Delegation next week) once a bill is introduced, we will need to start a letter writing campaign to our Representatives and Senators. I plan on staying on top of this issue
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
I'm familiar with the ins & outs of the rail trail closures. NH ATV Watch has EVERYTHING to do with that. I'm not even sure they're around anymore. There's much more to the story of the Route 11 stretch (it's only about 1 mile needed) than what Gamache is telling you...
We (NDVATV when I was a member) were told by BoT that we'd need a parking area on "my" side of Route 11 to get that open, among other things. All "other things" were met, including a parking area that was easily accessible - my property. There's trails that are open to ATV's leading from Valley Road up to my land. I'll show you the trail heads some time. BoT is a bunch of fuckin' twats...
BTW-there's still a great deal of old rail trails in NH still in use by ATV's...
Did you grit your teeth and try to look like Clint Fuckin' Eastwood?
Or did you lisp it all hangfisted like a fuckin' flower?
depends on which program funds came from
if they came from this fund
Transportation Enhancements - Environment - FHWA
they are restricted, from other funds they are not restrited
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON