Re: How many passenger cars are on the east end?

Sorry Mr. Hilton, but I just don't debate with anyone afraid to post under their real name.


John E. Bull Wrote:
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> Chris,
> As I posted before, and you did not read, the
> train would begin at Dalton in the morning after
> the passenger park and leave from Chama and only
> have a 15 minute ferry ride on the bus. Business
> as normal.
>
> The engines would be serviced at Antonito every
> other day and run through to Dalton and terminate.
> A night crew would back the coaches up to Cresco,
> and park the cars, and run the lite engine to
> Cumbres to turn and service. They would then back
> to Cresco and hostler the engines all night and
> back the train to Dalton for morning departure and
> daily road crew.
>
> The trucking of the engine or any coaches would
> only be from Chama 6.45 miles to Dalton where the
> main track was jacked up and used for unloading
> the engine and cars from Soni truck. Or an
> unloading ramp could be built on or next to the
> main and rails bolted to the main line rails.
> Only a walkway would be needed to transfer
> passengers from road to train.
>
> Instead of a daily night hostler at Chama, job
> blanked, a night train crew would work the engine
> turning and cleaning at Cumbres and Cresco.
>
>
> This has all been done before on other railroads,
> where have you been?

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Chris Webster