Re: The S.P. n.g. Time Machine At Lava Loop? . . .

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Martin will have to run a photo charter here some
> day so we can see some nice smoke and hear the
> exhaust some. Lovely little engine I must say, and
> quite a few nice photos.

What you mean-um "run a photo charter here some day", Kemo Sabé?

KevinM Wrote:
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> Hmmm . . . . photo charter . . . . smoke . . . . count me in!  


I'll second both those motions!  

Assuming "here" is the east end of the C&TS – which somewhat resembles the S.P. n.g. line over Mt. Montgomerey Pass if not the line south of Laws.  But not Too much smoke!   A 1.4% grade justifies firing a little harder, but not the way U.P. does it – or at least used to do it – for photo run-bys:


"Sanding the flues" for a couple of miles is a bit much, IMHO.

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