Double-headed "Baby Mudhen" reflections in Patagonia
| June 05, 2020 10:41PM |
Posting 484 reflecting in Lake Chama, brought to mind another favorite reflection pond. This one was reflecting 2ft 6 in gauge outside frame Baldwin 2-8-2s on a rare wind-still day in Lepa, Patagonia. Lepa is a water stop about half way between Esquel and El Maiten, pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Besides a long siding, Lepa features a wye that may have been used in busier times for turning helpers or for trains doubling the south-bound grade climbing from the river valley to the plateau at Lepa, but the best feature here is the reflecting pond paralleling the track.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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