Re: New Boxcars on head end of D&SNG trains?
| July 18, 2017 02:19PM |
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jim pallow Wrote:
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> Hey Jeff, in an emergency can they water the
> engine from the box? Does the hose reach? JP
Yes and no... at least based on my experience.
In 2006 my wife and I were riding Train 462 when we hit a rock slide south of Elk Park. #482 was only superficially damaged, but the track wasn't passable. So, they backed us up to Elk Park Siding and the Hotshot brought the boxcar from Train 463/464 down from Silverton to water #482. After an hour they decided it was taking too long. So, #482 dumped her fire and #481 backed down from Silverton and pulled us back to town. We rode buses back to Durango.
Fun experience for me, but a real pain for the railroad.
Jason Rose
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
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> Hey Jeff, in an emergency can they water the
> engine from the box? Does the hose reach? JP
Yes and no... at least based on my experience.
In 2006 my wife and I were riding Train 462 when we hit a rock slide south of Elk Park. #482 was only superficially damaged, but the track wasn't passable. So, they backed us up to Elk Park Siding and the Hotshot brought the boxcar from Train 463/464 down from Silverton to water #482. After an hour they decided it was taking too long. So, #482 dumped her fire and #481 backed down from Silverton and pulled us back to town. We rode buses back to Durango.
Fun experience for me, but a real pain for the railroad.
Jason Rose
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El DiscĂpulo de los Viejos Gruñones
RioGrandeExplorations.net
Spring, Texas - MP 209.7 - UP Palestine Sub
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" - Wendell Phillips
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid." - Sgt Stryker USMC
"Life is too short to deal with other people's drama. - Sgt Jason Rose USMC
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