Re: NNG - Late-Forty-Four -or- "Thar She Blows!!" ... 
| November 22, 2011 08:40PM |
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. . . As the auto racks and turbine blades disappeared in the distance, a brief plume of steam was seen. #844 hid on sidings behind each of the westbound freights in turn, and eventually came into view still several miles away. This reminded me of sitting on Roger's Rock above Cumbres Pass, watching a train cross highway 17 uphill from Dalton, and work its way up the pass:
(To be concluded.)
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2023 12:28PM by Russo Loco.
(To be concluded.)
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2023 12:28PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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