Re: Christmas Train Slipping Big Time (Photos & Video)

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Well Earl might remember our ill-fated trips of
> May 1993, and on Sunday we ran an afternoon train
> with this same engine, 488. It stalled(It was not
> tender first eiher), approaching this same curve.
> We were set-up for a runby just past the curve in
> the video. Tom Atkinson was the engineer I think.
> They had to back up and get a run for this hill,
> which is probably 4%. I remember we ran those
> trips without the spark arrestors, and Chris was
> up on the highway and had to put out a small fire
> between the railroad and the highway!!! At
> Lobato, we met helper 487 returning from Cumbres,
> and swapped engines, making our train a westbound
> headed to Gato.
> Fun times. Point is 488 can stall here going
> forward too!!!
> Greg
>
> PS Where was all the snow for these Christmas
> Trains???


The snow arrived after the day was done. We ended up with 5 to 7 inches.