Re: C&TSRR Double Header 463 & 487 From the Air.

Earl Wrote:
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> For years the official rule was anything bigger
> than a K-28/K-37 combination had to be split
> crossing Lobato and Cascade Creek. There are
> photos of a K-28 leading a K-36 cross Cascade
> Creek, and later on the same combination
> doubleheading a fan trip across Lobato.
>
> Sometime in the 1960's, the rule was changed to
> prohibit all doubleheading across the two
> trestles.
>
> Today's practice would be determined by how the
> restriction is worded, which could be changed by
> proper authority (Superintendent, Trainmaster,
> etc).
>
> 463 and 497 have been on Lobato Trestle together
> at least once in modern history. But we won't
> talk about that.....

Thanks Earl. My thinking is they split double headers so that is the way it is.