Re: 168 and 315

Earl Wrote:
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> Yes, a wee bit up grade from the present Coxo
> highway crossing. Yes, that is a snowshed in the
> distance.
>
> I saw this pic years ago and I'm still impressed
> with it. It shows an interesting practice of
> using the "road engine" as the "helper" on the
> hill. I've also seen this practice on Cerro
> Summit. My take is they didn't want to put that
> much strain on the T12's wooden tender frame, the
> Mudhen was cut in behind it.
>
> But, when you think about it, when they used
> C-class engines to help, it took the same amount
> of power from the second engine to help the T12 up
> the hill. Whether it was a C-19 or K-27, the same
> amount of power was needed to get up the hill on
> time. So, that theory doesn't hold much water.

Actually, your theory holds up well. A K-27 is capable of pulling much harder than a C-19, If the T-12 should slip, or for some reason suffer a mechanical failure, the full drawbar pull of the K would probably turn the wooden frame on the tender into splinters...

Robert