Re: NNG - Late-Forty-Four -or- "The Saga of Cima" ... 
| November 22, 2011 08:01PM |
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Caution! Posted by Nut, May Contain Diseasels . . .
A fast run from Afton Canyon to Cima – and skipping breakfast in Baker – proved unnecessary; when I arrived at the cut near the top of Cima Hill there was a mixed freight blocking the track. Fears that the freight would block the view of #844 as she charged by also proved unfounded — the last three dozen of its cars were blocking the main:
According to a fellow fan with access to insiders' info (apparently his dad works for U.P.), two of the four diseasels had failed and the train had stalled before clearing the west switch. Also, as a result of very slow progress from Yermo, the crew had gone dead on the law. A van brought up a fresh crew, and after about two hours the pair of helpers sent from Yermo showed up in the distance:
The helpers were coupled on, air was pumped up, and eventually the freight was pushed onto a second siding at the top of the hill:
Within just a couple of minutes the first of three westbound trains that had been delayed by the stalled freight headed down the siding and onto the main:
(To be continued.)
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2023 12:22PM by Russo Loco.
A fast run from Afton Canyon to Cima – and skipping breakfast in Baker – proved unnecessary; when I arrived at the cut near the top of Cima Hill there was a mixed freight blocking the track. Fears that the freight would block the view of #844 as she charged by also proved unfounded — the last three dozen of its cars were blocking the main:
According to a fellow fan with access to insiders' info (apparently his dad works for U.P.), two of the four diseasels had failed and the train had stalled before clearing the west switch. Also, as a result of very slow progress from Yermo, the crew had gone dead on the law. A van brought up a fresh crew, and after about two hours the pair of helpers sent from Yermo showed up in the distance:
The helpers were coupled on, air was pumped up, and eventually the freight was pushed onto a second siding at the top of the hill:
Within just a couple of minutes the first of three westbound trains that had been delayed by the stalled freight headed down the siding and onto the main:
(To be continued.)
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2023 12:22PM by Russo Loco.
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