Re: D&S Busy, Double Header

Joe Weigman Wrote:
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> Its new information
> to me that at one time 481 hauled a 15 car train
> to Silverton, from what I've been told 12 was the
> max limit.

That 15 car trip may have been like the trip of Earl's that was videod inside the cab in the storm.

I recall Steve Jackson successfully lobbied to to reduce train lengths after noticing how many fewer emergency overnight repairs were needed when the shorter Cascade trains were running. Steam locomotive breakdowns go up exponentially the closer you get to their maximum capacity.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2019 06:17AM by Kelly Anderson.