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Russo Loco

December 08, 2017 11:31AM

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Good question, Hank -

I very VAGUELY remember reading MANY years ago that the K-27's were considered to be too heavy for one stretch of the line somewhere between Gunnison and Montrose, so other than the long way around via the RGS to Durango and then through Alamosa the only way to get #454 to Salida would be to pull her DIT with every drop of water drained from her boiler to make her as light as possible. I have no idea as to whether the air pump, bell, and anything else "easily" removable - such as her main & side rods - was pulled off her as well.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender

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Alamosa May 19 1949	Jimmy Blouch	December 07, 2017 10:38PM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	drgwk37	December 08, 2017 07:29AM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	CharlieMcCandless	December 08, 2017 08:29AM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	hank	December 08, 2017 08:57AM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	Russo Loco	December 08, 2017 11:31AM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	Jimmy Blouch	December 08, 2017 03:49PM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	Bob Meckley	December 08, 2017 06:41PM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	Jimmy Blouch	December 08, 2017 07:18PM
Re: Alamosa May 19 1949	CharlieMcCandless	December 09, 2017 10:12AM

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