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

The primary reason for having the locomotive facing forward when arriving to Chama was for the customers waiting to ride the train. The customers like to see a train arrive with the engine on the front going forward.
When the train arrives a crowd is waiting to board. When the train departs everyone is on the train.
The locomotive has sanders in front of the #1 and #3 drivers. The sanders are not as effective in reverse as they are in forward. They do however work and they were used. Cold, frosty, and damp rail do add to the challenge. Jose the engineer did a very good job of handling the situation.

John Bush
(the Boss)