Barry Campbell wrote in message <6n0428$rtn$1@news.mel.aone.net.au>... >Maurie Daly wrote in message ... ><snip> >>Lets face it , we could get a decent US style railway with 30T plus axle >loads >Do US railroads really have 30 tonne as opposed to 60,000 lb axle loads? I believe 30 TON (not tonne) in the US is 60,000lbs, unlike our old measurement which equalled 67,200lds