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fergy

February 19, 2003 11:25AM

Thanks Jay and Frank for your help with the track layout. Very nice map Jay. Does anyone know how the D&RGW did their manuevering with trying to keep the mainline open yet setting out hill turns of I would guess anywhere from about a dozen to 30 cars or so, recoupling hill turns into a train (backing upgrade albeit only 1.2% or so)), putting caboose onto train from behind helper (kicking or possibly helper spotting it followed by more backing up switching or helper connecting it after turning on Y) , helper runaround on apparently short passing track for trip to Alamosa, spotting cars for future runs if Eastbound train was greater than allowed carlength for downhill run to Chama, etc. Seems like at times quite a logistical matter that must have been well choreographed.

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cumbres operations	fergy	February 17, 2003 10:25PM
Re: cumbres operations	Frank Martindell	February 18, 2003 03:48PM
Re: cumbres operations	fergy	February 18, 2003 05:25PM
Re: cumbres operations LINK PIC	Jay Wimer	February 19, 2003 08:08AM
Thanks Frank and Jay but...	fergy	February 19, 2003 11:25AM
Re: Thanks Frank and Jay but...	Greg Scholl	February 19, 2003 12:03PM
backing up first section	Tom Stewart	February 20, 2003 02:33PM
Re: backing up first section	Greg Scholl	February 20, 2003 05:19PM
Re: backing up first section	Frank Martindell	February 21, 2003 03:17PM
Here's a Book Reference	Greg Scholl	February 21, 2003 05:26PM
Footnote	Greg Scholl	February 21, 2003 05:28PM
Re: backing up first section	Earl	February 22, 2003 08:34PM
Thanks for the input Earl! NM	Greg Scholl	February 23, 2003 09:41AM
Grade and curvature, Re: backing up first section	Tom Stewart	February 23, 2003 07:16PM
Re: Grade and curvature, Re: backing up first sect	Robby Peartree	February 27, 2003 08:44AM
Re: backing up first section	Mark Valerius	February 24, 2003 12:40PM
Re: backing up first section	Greg Scholl	February 24, 2003 03:23PM
Re: backing up first section	Chile John	February 25, 2003 12:06PM
Re: backing up first section	Greg Scholl	February 25, 2003 12:18PM
Re: backing up first section	Jim Adams	February 27, 2003 08:51PM
Reading all the posts	Mark Valerius	February 26, 2003 10:17PM
Re: Reading all the posts	Greg Scholl	February 27, 2003 07:47AM
NS Steam Photos LINK	John Hillier	February 20, 2003 03:47PM
N&W not NS LINK	Greg Scholl	February 20, 2003 05:24PM
Suwanee Steam Special	John Hillier	February 20, 2003 06:41PM
Re: Come to Chama Steam II LINK PIC	Jay Wimer	February 19, 2003 05:53PM

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