Re: Rockwood Today
| July 29, 2018 11:07AM |
The curvature on the Rockwood wye is very tight. Do not know what the degree is, it was built for C class engines. The crews take if very slow and carefully, the fireman cannot stand between the engine and tender going around the wye as the space becomes very confined.
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