C.P.Huntington Wrote:
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Depart Alamosa 7:45 AM with 47 loads 1 empty
> Arrive Antonito 11:05 AM 1 hour 20 minutes coal
> and water, eat
> Depart Antonito 12:25 PM
> Sublette 35 minutes water
> Cumbres 50 minutes pick up, switch helper out and
> retainers, 30 minutes repair air hose
> Extra 492 west depart Cumbres light time not shown
> ahead of extra 493 west
> Arrive Chama 6:55 PM
> Extra 493 west depart Cumbres time not shown
> Arrive Chama 7:45 PM with 49 loads 1 empty
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> If I read this correctly they went down the 4%
> grade from Cumbres to Chama with about 50 cars.
> This sounds
> risky to me. Was there a limit on how many cars
> could be taken down this grade? Did they ever
> divide a train
> between the road and helpler engines with each
> locomotive taking one half of the train down grade
> to Chama?
The limit was 60 if I remember correctly.
Any additional amount was left at Cumbres
There were times when helper was left on due to tonnage, but not over 60 cars.
Jimmy.