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terry fosback

February 16, 2014 03:46PM

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A number of questions (and appologies for how far off track this thread has become!!!). I associated the term "helper" with the second locomotive of a train that helps push or pull the train up hills. With a single locomotive #19 performing the "Austin night helper" job, how did the SVR refer to locomotives performing actual helper duty? Did they call them extras, or...? Did the SVR ever use helpers on a regular basis, or was it usually cheaper to have a single crew make multiple trips? Next question, if #19 could only pull 5 loaded cars uphill from Austin to Tipton, how many could it handle downhill from Tipton to Whitney?

Brian

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Subject	Author	Posted
SVR #50	terry fosback	February 08, 2014 06:26PM
Re: SVR #50	bcp	February 08, 2014 06:33PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 08, 2014 07:06PM
Re: SVR #50 in Peru	Tom Moungovan	February 08, 2014 08:26PM
Re: SVR #50 in Peru	J.B.Bane	February 08, 2014 08:50PM
Re: SVR #50 in Peru	Tom Moungovan	February 09, 2014 01:32PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 08, 2014 07:19PM
Re: SVR #50	LOGGERHOGGER	February 09, 2014 08:52AM
Re: SVR #50	terry fosback	February 09, 2014 11:30AM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 09, 2014 04:21PM
Re: SVR #50	terry fosback	February 10, 2014 12:36PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 10, 2014 12:52PM
Re: SVR #50	Mike Stillwell	February 10, 2014 02:05PM
Re: SVR #50	Taylor Rush	February 10, 2014 03:08PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 12, 2014 08:56PM
Re: SVR #50	terry fosback	February 13, 2014 11:58AM
Re: SVR #50	Taylor Rush	February 13, 2014 12:45PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 13, 2014 02:30PM
Re: SVR #50	C. Owen	February 13, 2014 04:53PM
Re: SVR #50	bcp	February 13, 2014 05:42PM
Re: SVR #50	Sawyer463	February 13, 2014 05:44PM
Re: SVR #50	C. Owen	February 13, 2014 08:32PM
Re: SVR #50	bcp	February 13, 2014 08:53PM
Re: SVR #50	terry fosback	February 16, 2014 11:48AM
Re: SVR #50	Taylor Rush	February 16, 2014 11:55AM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 16, 2014 02:55PM
Re: SVR #50	terry fosback	February 16, 2014 03:46PM
Re: SVR #50	J.B.Bane	February 16, 2014 04:29PM

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