Geoff,

That certainly does sound like an interesting feature against which I could
compare some of the rails uncovered in Boston.  I'm interested in wide
geographical examples, I'd love to know more about these.  Thanks!

-Miles


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 3:38 PM, David Hayes <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I think we had one here to haul sugar cane to one of the factories.  there
> is still 24" guage rail in the grond in a few places and we can see the
> line of the rail by the concrete utility poles that still stand where the
> rail line was.
> David Hayes RPA
> St Croix VI
>
> --- On Tue, 2/12/13, geoff carver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> From: geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Horse Railroad Contexts
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 3:21 PM
>
>
> No, I don't imagine you're going to be able to find any archaeological
> examples (not sure how they might enter the archaeological record in the
> first place, unless buried deliberately or thrown in the trash), but
> comparative material should be available.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Thanks for the tip.  I've also run across state/municipal transportation
> libraries that have gems of information, but sadly no archaeological
> corollaries.
>