Re: bottom photo

guymonmd Wrote:
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> What appears to be an idler car us coupled to
> 1202.
> 318 is on a track by its self.
> 1202 seems to be pulling a SG train behind her.
> It is interesting that an idler car is coupled to
> the font.
> Didn't the NG locos usually do the switching?

Interesting, I thought that there was a union agreement that all switching at Montrose (both narrow & Standard) was handled by narrow gauge power. The SG power is a road engine, definetly not a switcher.

So why is it coupled to the idler car?

Regards,
Donald Foster