Re: Chasing Trains out of Durango

Joe Weigman Wrote:
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> The Mikados don't normally stop for water at
> Hermosa, but that's not to say they don't at all.
> When the D&S attaches a helper to a train at
> Hermosa both Locomotives will top off at the steel
> tank before continuing up the grade. In years past
> when the D&S does Polar Express events and has a
> cascade train the same day, they'll have the
> locomotive top off the tender on the return trip
> before making it back to Durango. I think all
> visiting locomotives in the past have had to stop
> there for water as well due to their smaller size.

Generally, the larger K-36 and K-37s do not stop for water at Hermosa. The K-28s and smaller engines, such as SP 18 virtually always do.

/Kevin Madore