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Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!

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Earl

February 27, 2017 02:48PM

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The Marshall Pass Mainline went straight through Mears Junction. The pic at the start of this thread is a train headed for Gunnison. The Valley Line came off the mainline to the right (when headed west) climbed up and over the top of the mainline, anc continued climbing toward Poncha Pass. The spur track allowed trains from Gunnison to set out Valley Line cars without having to take them to Salida. The extra connecting track made a wye out of the Valley line. Allowing engines to double trains up to Poncha Pass without backing all the way down.

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Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	LOGGERHOGGER	February 26, 2017 09:56AM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	CharlieMcCandless	February 26, 2017 02:41PM
Re: . . . and another K-37 31 years later.	Russo Loco	February 26, 2017 02:54PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Tomstp	February 26, 2017 08:11PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Chris Walker	February 26, 2017 08:24PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Earl	February 26, 2017 08:26PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Chris Walker	February 26, 2017 08:34PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Earl	February 26, 2017 09:48PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	CharlieMcCandless	February 27, 2017 08:08AM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	tomc	February 27, 2017 10:30AM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	CharlieMcCandless	February 27, 2017 10:37AM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	bcp	February 27, 2017 11:48AM
Re: Two trains at Mears Junction, MANY years ago.	Russo Loco	February 27, 2017 11:50AM
Re: Two trains at Mears Junction, MANY years ago.	cdaspit	February 27, 2017 12:37PM
Re: Two trains at Mears Junction, MANY years ago/the Bermuda Triangle of the DRGW narrow guage	Husker Hank	February 27, 2017 02:21PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Earl	February 27, 2017 02:48PM
Re: Dual K-37 Action At Mears Junction In May 1937!	Husker Hank	February 27, 2017 04:42PM

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