Re: Rainy day rear-end helper - the rest of the story??
| November 09, 2017 11:21AM |
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edsshay Wrote:
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> This one I took last year, just before the bridge
> the train slipped so bad they had to bring up a
> helper from Chama to push the train.
What's the rest of the story, Ed?
I was surprised to see a rear-end helper on a passenger train! It looks like #489 pushed only to Lobato, run around on the siding, and then double-headed to Cumbres after #484 pulled the train across the trestle. Is that about right?
Of course we should never say 'never' when it comes to the Rio Grande Western – especially after the line was standard gauged:
It looks like all five engines are popping off! Think they used enough coal there, Butch, or was this staged as a P.R. photo?
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2017 11:39AM by Russo Loco.
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> This one I took last year, just before the bridge
> the train slipped so bad they had to bring up a
> helper from Chama to push the train.
What's the rest of the story, Ed?
I was surprised to see a rear-end helper on a passenger train! It looks like #489 pushed only to Lobato, run around on the siding, and then double-headed to Cumbres after #484 pulled the train across the trestle. Is that about right?
Of course we should never say 'never' when it comes to the Rio Grande Western – especially after the line was standard gauged:
It looks like all five engines are popping off! Think they used enough coal there, Butch, or was this staged as a P.R. photo?
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2017 11:39AM by Russo Loco.
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