Re: Flanger spreader engine placement

Jim McKee Wrote:
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> The first two pictures by Gildersleeve are of the
> train between Alamosa and Antonito. At Antonito,
> the spreader was moved to between the engines for
> the trip over Cumbres. Placing the spreader
> between two engines substantially reduced the
> tendency for the spreader to derail, for which had
> some notoriety. The photo of the train arriving
> in Chama shows the normal order for operating over
> Cumbres.

Jim,

I think the photo with the train leaving Antonito shows this order:

loco flanger loco spreader

whereas the photo with the train arriving in Chama shows this order:\

loco spreader loco flanger

Is that what you guys see?

Greg

Greg Coit
Bayfield, CO



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2017 05:32PM by gregcoit.