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Brian Norden

November 30, 2017 08:05PM

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Expanding the scope to include a non-Colorado narrow gauge, The Southern Pacific operation had 2.5% grades up and over Montgomery Pass. Every photo taken over several decades always show double-, triple- and even some quadruple-headed trains. Never a view of a mid-train or rear-end helper. All of this with 4-6-0s and prior to the end of the 1920's there were 4-4-0s that were operated as helpers ahead of the through 4-6-0. The four locomotive trains all seem to be stock movements.

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Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	kcsivils	November 30, 2017 01:43PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	Mike Trent	November 30, 2017 03:55PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	drgwk37	November 30, 2017 04:09PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	gregcoit	November 30, 2017 04:24PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	drgwk37	November 30, 2017 05:16PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	Greg Scholl	November 30, 2017 05:37PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	gregcoit	December 01, 2017 04:05PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	Brian Norden	November 30, 2017 08:05PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	bcp	November 30, 2017 08:09PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	vulturenest	November 30, 2017 11:26PM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	narrowgaugejoe10	December 01, 2017 05:05AM
Re: Double heading versus mid-train helpers or pushers	Earl	December 01, 2017 09:18AM

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