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CharlieMcCandless

December 26, 2012 07:51PM

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Extra 484 left Alamosa 10 minutes after the arrival of 476-485 coupled. Perhaps doubleheading the light engines cancelled the need for a meet on the line. Also the line was level. Sending engines at 10-minute intervals occured on steep descending grades.

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Alamosa December 26 1940	Jimmy Blouch	December 26, 2012 11:11AM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	guymonmd	December 26, 2012 04:47PM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	CharlieMcCandless	December 26, 2012 07:51PM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	Jimmy Blouch	December 26, 2012 10:50PM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	Jim McKee	December 26, 2012 11:07PM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	CharlieMcCandless	December 27, 2012 05:57AM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	John Cole	December 27, 2012 07:23AM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	CharlieMcCandless	December 27, 2012 08:27AM
Re: Alamosa December 26 1940	Jimmy Blouch	December 27, 2012 04:39PM

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