Re: Three more pix

trainrider47 Wrote:
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> The sun was under clouds when we got to Los
> Pinos. I don't think John even bothered to take
> a photo.
>
> The helper was supposed to be 3 cars further
> back but when the crew made up the train at
> Antonito, they cut a gon and two flats in be-
> hind the helper instead of between the tanks
> and the pipe cars as had been planned.  This
> made the train look unbalanced on the long
> straightaway shots but it actually helped at
> MP 309 and a couple other places.


Right On, Michael -

It definitely helped on the shallow S-curve approaching The Whiplash - giving me at least two chances at the clear shot of both engines that I've been wanting ever since I "discovered" my namesake rock more than seven years ago.   Unfortunately, Alan Loomis wasn't with me to command the clouds to part like he did so successfully for the m.o.w. train on Saturday:




- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender