Re: D&RG No. 13 Mountaineer Replica

Earl Wrote:
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> > As for its pulling power though, the recent
> > article in the 3rd Quarter 2020 Prospector has
> an
> > official report written in 1875 that the
> > Mountaineer could pull 12 loaded freight cars
> over
> > Veta Pass whereas the next largest locomotives
> > could only handle eight loaded cars.

> The "cars" referred to above would have been much
> lighter than the cars that are around today,
> probably half the weight of the current rolling
> stock.

Also the next largest engine in 1875 would have been a Class 35 2-6-0, the 1st Class 40 engines weren't delivered until 1876. That would make the Mountaineer about as powerful as an (as originally delivered) Class 56 or 60 2-8-0.

Hank