Re: 484

Greg Scholl Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Tom,
> Yep that was the recording. I remember passing
> that bone yard as we headed back toward Texas from
> Mexico City. We had about 15 people on a Pullman
> Section Sleeper for 2 weeks in Mexico. Anyway I
> have some B&W shots I did from the vestibule as we
> passed literally hundreds of dead engines in
> several rows. We did get to chase an ancient
> 4-4-0 on the Standard Gauge mixed from Merida to
> Progresso. My dad rode the train both ways and my
> brother and I chased in a bus that they chartered
> for the day. It was engine 351 I believe. Cool
> place back then. Well before Cancun and other
> resorts were built.
> Greg


The locomotive in question was NdeM 2210. The trackside recording is hauntingly beautiful. In the same LP is a cab ride in the 2210, and I have admit, that "hauntingly beautiful " slightly discordant whistle starts to grate on my ears after a while.