October 29, 2014 06:35PM
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We all here are very avid narrow gauge lovers, one thing that hasn't been pointed out, but Hank came pretty close is, that most people like the looks of a locomotive in which they can see the wheels. We(myself included) on the other hand love the counter balance look of the K-27's, K-28's, K-36's and K-37's.
During my stay in Chama and Antonito in Sept. I had the chance to talk to many people in the yards and along the depot area who were riding the train for the first time and it was interesting to listen to them say things like why are the wheels hidden on the steam engine or Why are those counter balances hidding the wheels, can they take them off? back in May when 315 was in the yard I heard someone say why isn't this normal engine pulling the train today? Of course that all sounds silly to us but the romance in the eyes of the average Joe is "let me see the wheels and the rods together in motion".
I think having a T-12 in operation on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic would advance current appreciation toward the narrow gauge in general and help people understand the differences in the progression on the D&RGW narrow gauge in the last 134 years. Besides fill some seats in the process.
Still a Student,
Dave
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dthom8787 |
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gbrewer |
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dougvv |
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gbrewer |
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rehunn |
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hudsonut1 |
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Randall Hess |
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Etrump |
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Randall Hess |
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Dan Markoff |
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rehunn |
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Andre Anderson |
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hank |
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NGJunkie |
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Jeff Ramsey |
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dougvv |
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hank |
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hank |
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MD Ramsey |
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dougvv |
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