Re: Reversing History / History of Reversing . . . 
| March 17, 2018 02:31PM |
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Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> Why did the RG narrow gauge practice backing
> engines into the roundhouse, as opposed to the
> nearly universal standard of pulling them in, with
> its advantages of giving repair crews more room
> to work, and of having the tender fall into the pit
> rather than an engine in case of an unplanned
> exit?
They didn't always back them in, Kelly -
Here's an October, 1960 photo from Tom Gildersleeve's vast collection:
Photo Copyright © 1960, 2010 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
- Roosso
p.s. And what about that famous photo of two dozen S.P. cab-forward 4-8-8-2's facing out of the roundhouse in Roseville, Ca — were the boilers heading in or heading out?
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> Why did the RG narrow gauge practice backing
> engines into the roundhouse, as opposed to the
> nearly universal standard of pulling them in, with
> its advantages of giving repair crews more room
> to work, and of having the tender fall into the pit
> rather than an engine in case of an unplanned
> exit?
They didn't always back them in, Kelly -
Here's an October, 1960 photo from Tom Gildersleeve's vast collection:
Photo Copyright © 1960, 2010 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
- Roosso
p.s. And what about that famous photo of two dozen S.P. cab-forward 4-8-8-2's facing out of the roundhouse in Roseville, Ca — were the boilers heading in or heading out?
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