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Russ489

July 07, 2018 06:33PM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 331

Helpers do not currently wait for the train to arrive at Osier before departing Cumbres. Once the train has departed, we turn the helper, take water, oil around, and head down the hill. Departure is generally about noon. Running time down the hill is an hour and ten minutes, same as a train.

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