844 Minimum Radius

[brad_in_omaha]

What is the Minimum Radius they woud take the 844 on? If it matters, it would be at yard speed?

The segment of track I am looking at is about a 400' radius for more than 90 Degrees. (The Train Would start out going north and come out of the curve going South West).

 

[Lincoln Penn]

12-13 degrees maximum curvature.

 

[bcp]

some curves were as sharp as 400 ft radius, or 14.4°

http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/railway/degcurv.htm


Conversion:
http://www.trainweb.org/freemoslo/Modules/Tips-and-Techniques/degrees_of_curve_to_radius.htm

Bruce

 

[brad_in_omaha]

Thanks for the info. I re-measured the curve and it looks like its 11 Degrees...

So now I have no idea why they are building a new track in Omaha just to display the 844 for 2 weeks when there is a perfectly good spur a block away...