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Mike Stillwell

May 26, 2010 07:57PM

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I've been told by some of the old guys at Cass that they pull the train off the mountain (pulling against the cars), as it keeps down wear on the gears and line shafts. Easier to change brake shoes on cars then rebuild drivelines. Makes sense to me.

Mike Stillwell
Buena Vista, VA.

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Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	dandtsrr2	May 23, 2010 07:49PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	dandtsrr2	May 23, 2010 07:51PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	Jeff Taylor	May 23, 2010 10:12PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	NormAcker	May 25, 2010 12:47PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	dandtsrr2	May 26, 2010 12:05AM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	Chuck Doan	May 24, 2010 07:42AM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	dandtsrr2	May 24, 2010 09:55PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	LOGGERHOGGER	May 26, 2010 06:34AM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	John C	May 25, 2010 01:23PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	dandtsrr2	May 26, 2010 12:10AM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	John C	May 26, 2010 07:24PM
Re: Today on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine	Mike Stillwell	May 26, 2010 07:57PM

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