Richard,
Regardless of who own's the right of way, the railroad track is still the
property of the railroad. Attaching anything to the track is a violation of
Federal Law, not to mention it can cause havoc with railroad signalling
systems. In the post 9/11 era, you would be lucky if all you got was a letter
from the railroad's legal department. The railroad industry takes tamporing
with their equipment very seriously.
My advice to everyone is to steer clear of railroad property.
73 de Bill, K9RZ
Telecommuncations Engineer
Union Pacific Railroad
-----Original Message-----
From: "Richard W. Harris" <Richard_Harris@byu.edu>
Sent: Sep 5, 2005 2:34 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] ground radials and railroad tracks
Hi,
I am in the process of putting down 48 radials (approx 40M length each).
Some are going to be shorter on one side. To the west my property line
is about 32-33M away where I have a chain link fence. On the other side
of the fence is an old railroad spur. I actually own the property but
the railroad has an easement. They have not use the tracks in about 2-3
years so I actually think their easement may have expired. In any event,
I am going to run the radials under the fence for the last 7-8 meters
and have them either on or just under the ground. My question is - can
I make use of the rail tracks in any way. If I hooked my ground radials
up to the rail would this help or hurt? Any other ways I might make use
of this rail? Curious only.
Thanks and 73,
Richard - KJ7CU
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