A couple of pics from Roaring Camp
| January 17, 2009 06:51AM |
Yesterday we completed a rebuild of our #7 and gave it a test run. Here are a couple of pictures.
Taken at Roaring Camp
At the top of Bear Mountain
For those not familiar with Roaring Camp the picture below was taken showing the upper leg of the switchback as the train is starting down the middle leg. the grade on the upper leg is about 7% the grade on the middle leg is about 9.5%.
John Bush
Taken at Roaring Camp
At the top of Bear Mountain
For those not familiar with Roaring Camp the picture below was taken showing the upper leg of the switchback as the train is starting down the middle leg. the grade on the upper leg is about 7% the grade on the middle leg is about 9.5%.
John Bush
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.