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tgbcvr

November 22, 2019 05:24AM

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Well, "right conditions" would certainly have been a well ballasted and maintained mainline, as the railway would have had in those days. And straight track, descending grade, light load - plus "touched" 60 mph and not necessarily sustained. Also no speedometer, and mileposts possibly timed by a great story teller like Gil Lathrop - an early influencer of a young narrow gauge geek.

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Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	philip.marshall	November 19, 2019 07:59PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	tgbcvr	November 19, 2019 08:45PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	philip.marshall	November 19, 2019 10:35PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	philip.marshall	November 19, 2019 10:39PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	Chris Walker	November 20, 2019 12:08AM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	bcp	November 20, 2019 12:32AM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande"	tgbcvr	November 20, 2019 03:55AM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande": Rockslide on track?	Rader Sidetrack	November 20, 2019 05:17AM
Re: Rockslide on track? - do not think so	Brian Norden	November 20, 2019 10:38AM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande": Rockslide on track?	guymonmd	November 20, 2019 12:15PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande": Rockslide on track?	hank	November 21, 2019 01:18PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande": Rockslide on track?	Chris Walker	November 21, 2019 03:16PM
Re: Engraving, "The Great Loop on the Denver & Rio Grande": Rockslide on track?	philip.marshall	November 21, 2019 04:14PM
Re: 1880s article and T-12s with speed	tgbcvr	November 21, 2019 05:34PM
Re: 1880s article and T-12s with speed	Chris Walker	November 21, 2019 06:53PM
Re: 1880s article and T-12s with speed	tgbcvr	November 22, 2019 05:24AM

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