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Herb Kelsey

September 18, 2015 02:25PM

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Hank, you're probably right. Marshall Pass required helpers to run light from Gunnison to Sargent for Eastward trains, about 30 miles, then either 48 miles back light to Gunnison or 25 miles light to Salida. Westward train helpers would run 11 miles to Mears Jct then 25 miles light back to Salida.

12th Sub helpers for Westward trains had a 61 mile run to Gato but, until later years, would stay with the train into Durango. I'm not sure about Eastward trains though. Helper out of Durango to Falfa? 9.9 mile run back. Helper out of Chama running light 46 miles to Gato then helping Gato to Chama? Or Durango helper running light Falfa to Gato, 51 miles then helping from there to Chama?

That's the mystery.

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Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	September 17, 2015 09:40PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	John West	September 18, 2015 12:02AM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	September 18, 2015 12:19AM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	John West	September 18, 2015 03:07PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	September 18, 2015 04:03PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Earl	September 18, 2015 06:58PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	September 19, 2015 12:37AM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Dirk Ramsey	September 18, 2015 02:05AM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Greg Scholl	September 18, 2015 07:32AM
Light milage	hank	September 18, 2015 09:48AM
Re: Light milage	Herb Kelsey	September 18, 2015 02:25PM
Re: Light milage	Greg Scholl	September 18, 2015 06:40PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	September 18, 2015 02:29PM
High empty return was typical of all railroads	John West	September 18, 2015 02:58PM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	rehunn	September 18, 2015 07:16PM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	CharlieMcCandless	September 18, 2015 07:36PM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	rehunn	September 18, 2015 07:39PM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	Earl	September 19, 2015 06:25AM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	Greg Scholl	September 19, 2015 08:19AM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	rehunn	September 19, 2015 10:41AM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	Greg Scholl	September 19, 2015 10:52AM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	Earl	September 18, 2015 07:45PM
Re: High empty return was typical of all railroads	Casey Akin	September 18, 2015 07:49PM
Re: Empty returns typical for some truckers, too ...	Russo Loco	September 20, 2015 02:30PM
Re: Empty returns typical for some truckers, too ...	John West	September 20, 2015 03:42PM
Re: Empty returns typical for some truckers, too ...	Casey Akin	September 20, 2015 07:25PM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Captain_Bazza	September 23, 2015 04:44AM
Re: Did Falfa Helpers Have to Back Up All The Way?	Herb Kelsey	November 25, 2015 09:03PM

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