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Txhighballer

April 20, 2009 06:20PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I've run the 5 at 40 and she rode pretty well...I've run other 2-8-0's that rode a lot worse than she did at a much slower speed. I do agree the 5 hated any back up moves at anything over 15 MPH. You took your life in your hands going through a trailing point switch in reverse....

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NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Steve Hughes	April 12, 2009 11:22AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Tom Moungovan	April 12, 2009 02:01PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Drew Jacksich	April 12, 2009 06:26PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	LOGGERHOGGER	April 12, 2009 08:47PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	drgw0579	April 16, 2009 09:58PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Tyler	April 17, 2009 05:36AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	WilliamDiehl	April 17, 2009 07:46AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Tom Moungovan	April 18, 2009 02:32PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Earl	April 18, 2009 12:28PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Steve Hughes	April 18, 2009 01:37PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Earl	April 19, 2009 10:51AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	K-27 Afficianado	April 19, 2009 06:35PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Tom Moungovan	April 19, 2009 07:51PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Urias von Meyenburg	April 20, 2009 01:10AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	K-27 Afficianado	April 20, 2009 01:44AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Tom Moungovan	April 20, 2009 07:53AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	K-27 Afficianado	April 20, 2009 10:25AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Will Gant	April 20, 2009 10:39AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Earl	April 20, 2009 06:46PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Kelly Anderson	April 20, 2009 07:33PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Earl	April 20, 2009 11:03AM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	D&RGW Chase	April 20, 2009 12:10PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Earl	April 20, 2009 01:19PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	drgw0579	April 20, 2009 01:30PM
Re: NNG - Rio Grande Scenic's #18	Txhighballer	April 20, 2009 06:20PM

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