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Russo Loco

February 08, 2019 05:17PM

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rehunn Wrote:
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> My thought would be that the arrival of the
> K-27s pretty much exiled the T-12s to lesser
> assignments . . .

That's what I assumed as well. Mudhens bumped the T-12's from the main lines, and they became the power for short passenger trains on light branches. As passenger service declined and the daily passenger became the daily mixed, a T-12 wouldn't be adequate for hauling much freight.

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T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Dave_A	February 07, 2019 10:54AM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Jim McKee	February 07, 2019 04:24PM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Dave_A	February 08, 2019 09:49AM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	rehunn	February 08, 2019 11:06AM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Russo Loco	February 08, 2019 05:17PM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	hank	February 09, 2019 08:46AM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	rehunn	February 09, 2019 10:46AM
Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Earl	February 08, 2019 11:23AM
Re: T-12 operation	James	February 08, 2019 11:55AM
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Re: T-12 operation between Alamosa and Durango?	Jim McKee	February 08, 2019 03:45PM

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