February 27, 2010 10:50AM
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Hi, Scott -
I like the fireman's seat of an oil burner, otherwise in the front corner of the rider gon,*
on the downhill side of the train. (That's the engineer's side from Durango to Silverton
or Chama to Antonito, the fireman's side westbound on the C&TS.)
In general, it's hard to get a decent picture
OF a train when you are
ON the train, but there are exceptions:
IIRC, that's Mr. Ripley's hat - which shows why I like the FRONT CORNER of the rider gon
...
The back platform of the last car is also great - especially when it's the parlor car, and you can share it with your whipper-snapper. One of Cindy's photos from last October:
- Russo
* About 90% of my few thousand miles on the narrow gauge have been in the rider gon - even after sunset or when it's been raining or even snowing. As JBWX knows, it's best to have some anti-freeze with you after dark - especially when passing by them 'haunts' at Phantom Curve.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/27/2010 12:45PM by Russo Loco.
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