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Charlie Mutschler

September 09, 2004 07:09AM

The D&RGW did move locomotives dead in train on occasion. The locomotive assigned to the Pagosa Springs Branch was apparently moved from Pagosa Jct to alamosa in the manner described above. The main rods were dropped, some sort of lubrication was provided for (I presume) and the locomotive was moved in a freight train to Alamosa. After being shopped the process was reversed. See description and photos in "Logging Along the Denver & Rio Grande" dealing with this.
I don't know how common this was, because I recall reading accounts of moving small power (C-16 or so) from Gunnison to Salida for shopping, and the problem was the worn driver tires did not grip the rail well when climbing Marshall Pass. In this instance, the locomotive ran light from Gunnison to Salida.
Charlie Mutschler
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Rolling Locomotives	South Park	September 08, 2004 08:14AM
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Re: Rolling Locomotives	Rick Steele	September 09, 2004 12:59AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Charlie Mutschler	September 09, 2004 07:09AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Glen Brewer	September 09, 2004 07:50AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Rick Steele	September 10, 2004 08:23AM
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Re: Rolling Locomotives	Kevin Bush	September 08, 2004 04:04PM
Why the move?	Robert	September 09, 2004 08:10AM
Re: Why the move?	Kevin Bush	September 09, 2004 02:40PM
Re: Why the move?	John Blake	September 10, 2004 01:30PM
Re: Why the move?	Rick Steele	September 10, 2004 01:52PM
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Re: Why the move?	Wooly	September 10, 2004 03:26PM
Re: Why the move?	Paul Hagglund	September 10, 2004 05:24PM
Re: Why the move?	Rick Steele	September 11, 2004 06:56AM
Re: Why the move?	Wooly	September 10, 2004 03:30PM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Wooly	September 09, 2004 12:35PM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Kevin Bush	September 09, 2004 02:48PM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Wooly	September 09, 2004 04:20PM
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Re: Rolling Locomotives	Wooly	September 09, 2004 05:58PM
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Re: Rolling Locomotives	Don Richter	September 09, 2004 08:37AM
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Re: Rolling Locomotives	Herb Kelsey	September 09, 2004 11:52AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Skip Luke	September 09, 2004 10:03AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	South Park	September 09, 2004 10:00PM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Jerry Huck	September 09, 2004 10:58PM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	South Park	September 10, 2004 08:23AM
Re: Rolling Locomotives	Paul Hagglund	September 10, 2004 05:32PM
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