Chris, Chris, Greg, Jon, John, Steve et al -
IIRC, as shown by the photo posted by Mark Stöckel above - and thanks to Chris
Walker's sharp eyes pointing out the seventh dome hiding behind the sixth one -
two K-37's could handle eleven (
11) loaded tank cars on a Cumbres Turn but two
K-36's could handle only ten. (I presume the D&RGW must have had a few half-
size tank cars available for trains pulled and pushed by one K-36 and one K-37)
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OTOH, as shown by Tom Gildersleeve's photos from March, 1963, when a snow-fighting train was returning from Chama to Alamosa
AFTER the flanger & spreader had done their snow-fighting work coming west a day or two before, the two engines normally assigned to the snow train could assist with the movement of eastbound freight by hauling up to eight (8) loaded tank cars - along with the Jordan spreader, a flanger and the second caboose used by the flanger and spreader crews - to the top of Cumbres Pass, lightening the work to be done by a subsequent Cumbres Turn or eastbound freight. Of course on many occasions, a Cumbres turn might consist of six or seven loaded tank cars, and half a dozen or more lighter loads or empties. But there's no question that having eight tank cars available for charters will make creation of pre-1964 Phraud-O-Graphs much more interesting.
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Rüsso
* Actually, as shown by this October, 1962, photo by Tom Gildersleeve, one K-36 and one K-37 (in this case #483 assisted by #497) could handle eleven loaded tank cars up Cumbres Pass
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