GuyFontaine Wrote:
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> You are a very fine observer. I do not see
> the crew member on the color one.
Ernie took his photo either before or after Al Chione (or whoever took the slide in Martin's collection) took his. I wish Ernie had taken a 3/4 angle view from the rear as well, to more clearly show the chute mechanism, etc. Oh, well.
GuyFontaine Wrote:
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> Why to uncouple train ?
They had to double the hill that morning due to weeds on the track, etc., and stopped for coal when backing down to get the second half of the train. See 'the rest of the story' on the link mentioned above.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender