Re: Narrow Gauge Side Dumps.
| June 12, 2018 07:47PM |
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bcp Wrote:
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> White Pass, too.
. . . and the S.P. narrow gauge had side-dumps too, although not air-actuated, but manual. Not as manual as D&RGW's drop-bottoms, but quite manual nevertheless:
From page 80 of 'Slim Rails Through the Sand' by George B. Turner, © 1963. (Howell & North, Long Beach, CA). Highly Recommended – IF you can find a copy . . .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2018 08:19PM by Russo Loco.
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> White Pass, too.
. . . and the S.P. narrow gauge had side-dumps too, although not air-actuated, but manual. Not as manual as D&RGW's drop-bottoms, but quite manual nevertheless:
From page 80 of 'Slim Rails Through the Sand' by George B. Turner, © 1963. (Howell & North, Long Beach, CA). Highly Recommended – IF you can find a copy . . .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2018 08:19PM by Russo Loco.
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