Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

The "Rest of the story"

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

Russ489

September 04, 2016 09:11PM

Registered: 14 years ago
Posts: 332

Contrary to what has been alleged here and on another forum, the engine did have sand in the dome. There is a difference between not having sand and sanders that don't get enough of it to the rails when you need it. A problem which has been remedied with the 484.

On this occasion, 489 was used as a pusher only to get the train on into Lobato where she ran around it and worked as a conventional helper to Cumbres.

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 04, 2016 02:10PM
Re: Slipping on the track	tomc	September 04, 2016 02:40PM
Re: Slipping on the track	cdaspit	September 04, 2016 04:27PM
Re: Slipping on the track	Zach	September 04, 2016 04:55PM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 04, 2016 05:50PM
Re: Slipping on the track	cdaspit	September 04, 2016 06:31PM
Re: Slipping on the track	Greg Scholl	September 04, 2016 06:38PM
Re: Slipping on the track	Zach	September 04, 2016 07:08PM
The "Rest of the story"	Russ489	September 04, 2016 09:11PM
Re: The "Rest of the story"	edsshay	September 05, 2016 06:44AM
Re: Slipping on the track	guymonmd	September 05, 2016 06:37PM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 05:14AM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 05:23AM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 06:39AM
Re: Slipping on the track	cdaspit	September 05, 2016 06:49AM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 07:51AM
Re: Slipping on the track	Russ489	September 05, 2016 06:09PM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 07:05PM
Re: Slipping on the track	edsshay	September 05, 2016 08:15AM
Re: Slipping on the track	Tom Platten	September 05, 2016 10:13AM

Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login

488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.