January 01, 2021 11:02AM
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A lot of these details are not really important in the great scheme of things, but it is fun to try to keep them straight. For years I assumed the helper had run ahead of the freight to Gato, and even had pictures to "prove" it. The helper at Navajo tank was in bright sun...
and the "following" train was in the dark...
So obviously the helper must have gone first, that was the traditional routine. Well thanks to Olaf, Russo, or somebody in some prior posts we got that corrected. When I checked the numbers on my slide mounts they confirmed I took the picture of train immediately before the picture of the helper. The sun must have poked through at the last minute.
As time passes and fewer and fewer people are still around who can remember what really happened, the record risks being corrupted. What seems logical is not always correct. And even first hand memories are not infallible, especially when they involve us older folks. .And while nobody (except maybe me) cares if the helper went before or after the freight, the same issues apply to the bigger issues of history. So if some of us seem to what to quibble over details, maybe it is good. Drives me crazy when I hear class lights called marker lights, or trainorder signals confused with block signals.
JBWX
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/2021 11:06AM by John West.
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