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Shane Schabow

October 11, 2006 12:14PM

I didn't realize you were on the train that day. I take it you were on the Extra with #40 as motive power? I was on the Extra as well, with John Hammond and Ron Ruhoff as the conductor & brakeman. We stopped backing under High Bridge, and I got off and moved the rock from the tracks, then again at the top of High Fill curve, and again on the palisades. The rock at the palisades was right in the middle of the rails, and was mostly flat. It was big enough however to strike the bottom of #40's firepan.
Ahhhh, yes.......the trials of running a MOUNTAIN railroad. There's always something different to experience.

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Normal day on the D&S	Philip H. Walters	October 10, 2006 07:34PM
Re: Normal day on the D&S	Jerry Halbert	October 10, 2006 10:49PM
Normal day on the D&S NG	Guido	October 11, 2006 06:35AM
Re: Normal day on the D&S NG	Philip H. Walters	October 11, 2006 07:36AM
Re: Normal day on the D&S NG	Shane Schabow	October 11, 2006 09:28AM
Re: Normal day on the D&S NG	Steve Stockham	October 11, 2006 11:49AM
Re: Normal day on the D&S NG	Shane Schabow	October 11, 2006 12:14PM
Re: Normal day on the D&S NG	Steve Stockham	October 11, 2006 04:01PM
Old Loop content (photos) LINK	Dave S.	October 17, 2006 09:45PM
Guido looking at mess NM PIC	Philip H. Walters	October 11, 2006 12:54PM
More mess PIC	Philip H. Walters	October 11, 2006 01:03PM
Re: More mess NM PIC	Philip H. Walters	October 11, 2006 01:04PM
Re: More mess NM PIC	Philip H. Walters	October 11, 2006 01:04PM
D&S Is a Class Act! NM	Herb Kelsey	October 11, 2006 12:48PM
Re: D&S Is a Class Act!--some more pictures	Fritz Klinke	October 12, 2006 12:48AM
Re: D&S Is a Class Act!--some more pictures	John Frank	October 12, 2006 02:47PM
Thanks Fritz NM	Philip H. Walters	October 14, 2006 12:10AM

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