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Jerry Day

February 04, 2008 02:00PM

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Jimmy:

The Buckley mine spur was facing north and on a 4% grade. I was told they always switched it with the CB yard switcher or with the locmotive facing Gunnison, so could they have done it on the way out of town?

Had a runaway off that spur once and the cars were not stopped until Almont.

That grade was still visible a few years ago, but I think the golf course destroyed it.

Great info, keep it coming.

Jerry

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Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Jim McKee	February 04, 2008 05:42AM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Jerry Day	February 04, 2008 07:33AM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Jimmy Blouch	February 04, 2008 01:49PM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Jerry Day	February 04, 2008 02:00PM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Chile John	February 04, 2008 04:00PM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	Jerry Day	February 04, 2008 04:02PM
Re: Cumbres train register, February 4, 1933	geode	February 04, 2008 07:38AM

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