Re: D&RGW 491 this weekend. 8/13 and 8/14

Mark Valerius Wrote:
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> Great shots Dick..
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> A question for Jeff Taylor....Dick Bell's first
> photo shows 491 coming around what appears to be a
> fairly tight radius curve, perhaps exaggerated by
> telephoto foreshortening. How does the k-37's
> wheelbase handle the tight curve(s) at the museum?

Clearly she handles them well. That photo does make the curve looks worse than it is. The majority of our curves ar 28°, same as the DRGWs tight curves. That particular curve used to push out in the hear to 30°. The track crew has made some changes and it doesn't push out any more. We have 1 other spot that still does it but 491 has no issues.

What's more amazing is that 493 negotiates the balloon loop in Durango and that curve as I recall is close to 36°.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.