Re: Gravity 
- It's all Relative ... 
| December 12, 2014 01:53PM |
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Jason Rose Wrote:
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> Photos taken looking east from Gravity Hill.
"Railroad East", that is - but actually more like north-northwest according to Ernie's map ...
> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> That looks like the area we were in, ar-
> ound MP289 in 1992. First part of the
> climb up the escarpment. So accord-
> ing to Earl this so called "Gravity Hill" is
> a new made-up name in the last 10-15
> years!!!!!
Jason Rose Wrote:
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> According to my notes it's around MP 289.
> Sorry, I should have included that info.
>
> I hadn't heard the term before 2013,
> but I'm still rookie here.
That's O-K, Jason -
This old Curmudgeon first rode from Alamosa through Antonito to Chama (and on to Silverton & back) in June of 1960, and I never heard the term "Gravity Hill" until just a couple of years ago. Here's a shot of #315 descending the grade very close to m.p. 289 in mid-June, 2008, taken from about two miles to the north:
... and the regular westbound passenger train on 05/26/2010:
As Earl noted, the top of the mesa slopes slightly downward to the east - which makes the grade look somewhat steeper than it really is.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2014 02:34PM by Russo Loco.
> ========================================
> Photos taken looking east from Gravity Hill.
"Railroad East", that is - but actually more like north-northwest according to Ernie's map ...
> Greg Scholl Wrote:
> ========================================
> That looks like the area we were in, ar-
> ound MP289 in 1992. First part of the
> climb up the escarpment. So accord-
> ing to Earl this so called "Gravity Hill" is
> a new made-up name in the last 10-15
> years!!!!!
Jason Rose Wrote:
> ========================================
> According to my notes it's around MP 289.
> Sorry, I should have included that info.
>
> I hadn't heard the term before 2013,
> but I'm still rookie here.
That's O-K, Jason -
This old Curmudgeon first rode from Alamosa through Antonito to Chama (and on to Silverton & back) in June of 1960, and I never heard the term "Gravity Hill" until just a couple of years ago. Here's a shot of #315 descending the grade very close to m.p. 289 in mid-June, 2008, taken from about two miles to the north:
... and the regular westbound passenger train on 05/26/2010:
As Earl noted, the top of the mesa slopes slightly downward to the east - which makes the grade look somewhat steeper than it really is.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2014 02:34PM by Russo Loco.
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