Re: Outstanding - and puzzling - Frank Barry photo

Amazing that he caught two trains, Olaf -

I wonder if Mr. Barry used two different negatives to make that print, as the second train is following mighty close to the first one even for the early fifties 24/7 traffic boom.  SFAIK, the limit for eastbound trains from Cumbres was 70 cars, and there would be no need for a helper downhill, so it's a real puzzle where that second engine came from given the limited space at the top of the pass for a combined four or five 'Cumbres Turns' in one day and then two trains departing less than an hour apart . . .

- Sincerely, Willie  (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)  
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p.s.  See Ansel Adams' John West's shot at [chasingtrains.smugmug.com] for a "whole enchilada" shot of a typical freight eastbound from Cumbres.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/2020 11:18AM by Johnson Barr.