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hank

September 08, 2020 05:31PM

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superfleet Wrote:
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> The Colorado Midland had a runaway switch and
> trackage in Ute Pass to the north of Colorado
> Springs. I have only seen one image of it, I
> wonder if they ever had a runaway headed for th
> Springs area that motivated them to put it in.
>
Yes and no. It was put in due to a runaway on the 4% in Ute Pass but all never used except once in a test. All later runaways occurred downgrade from it! In later years granite bound for use as ballast on the CRI&P was loaded there.

hank

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NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	Tom Farmer	September 08, 2020 12:15PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	superfleet	September 08, 2020 12:21PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	hank	September 08, 2020 05:31PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	bcp	September 08, 2020 12:28PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	Dave Peterson	September 08, 2020 12:56PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	tgbcvr	September 08, 2020 03:04PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	Tom Farmer	September 08, 2020 08:15PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	Rich Muth	September 08, 2020 04:28PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	BenKletzer	September 08, 2020 05:11PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	nedsn3	September 09, 2020 05:42AM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	BenKletzer	September 09, 2020 01:24PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	tgbcvr	September 09, 2020 03:28PM
Re: NNG Runaway Safety Tracks	Tom Farmer	September 08, 2020 07:23PM

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