Re: UTBNG - SLRG 1744 South

Tomstp Wrote:
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> I know the 18 could pull more cars up La Veta Pass
> but I preferred the exhaust sound of 1744 going up
> the mountains. The time between exhausts is a
> little longer due to larger drivers and more
> distinct than on the 18. But, don't get me wrong,
> I'd ride behind 18 up the pass any day. Damn
> shame you can not anymore.

Steven Butler offered me a ride back on 18 once and even with all the time that I spent hostling
her while at the Grand Canyon in "99, that ride was really impressive as he had the throttle lever
out at the end of the sliding bar for one full hour. She loved work like that.