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John McDermott

June 11, 2001 08:41AM

The WP&YR railbus is now in service 3 days a week between Fraser and Bennett. It runs well; I worked on it last season as conductor, and can tell you that we worked out the overheating problems. Braking is fine, and we carry a boxcar or flatcar for hikers' backpacks and a passenger coach for extra seating, and the extra cars also provide more braking. Speed is about 12 mph, so the run of 50 minutes by diesel between Bennett and Fraser is a 60 minute trip by the railbus. WP&YR did not purchase a second railbus.

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White Pass/D&S railcars	Kevin S.	June 08, 2001 02:33PM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	Tolland.	June 09, 2001 04:40PM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	Thor W. Windbergs	June 10, 2001 04:04PM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	Michael Allen	June 10, 2001 04:17PM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	Ron Welch	June 10, 2001 10:27PM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	Dick Bell	June 11, 2001 08:34AM
Re: White Pass/D&S railcars	John McDermott	June 11, 2001 08:41AM

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