Re: D&S Gets Ready at Rockwood

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Brian Norden
To me, it looks like the engines and maybe the first class cars will be the only thing being turned at Rockwood.

Watching the D&S turn double-headed trains in Silverton taught me that having two engines allows the entire length of the tail track to be used for cars.

I've seen a diesel take two passenger cars around the Rockwood wye, so figure that the tail track is three car lengths long. One engine can push three cars into the tail track, then the other engine, prepositioned on the other leg of the wye, can pull those three cars out. Repeat until the entire train is turned.

If it sounds like model railroading it's because the D&SNG crews made it look as easy as model railroading!

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Chris Webster