476 Test - Work Train Run
| December 11, 2019 08:30AM |
The D&S took the 476 out for a test run December 10th after undergoing shop work since fall. She got fresh paint and engine numbering by Sean Jackson using D&RGW lettering diagrams provided by Soundtraxx Models. They stopped at Home Ranch Siding to pickup three open gons that were covered for the winter. They went to Cascade (I followed as far as Rockwood). They came back after dark under a full moon with temperature in the 20s. The whistle sounds were awesome from my front porch. I timed one of the echoes at 12 seconds.
Russ Fischer engineer.
Russ Fischer engineer.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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