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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:14 AM

Today the regularly scheduled southward freight on the First District (Ridgway-Rico), No. 9, is heavily taxed with Conoco tanks and the usual one engine operation got enhanced. C-16s 15, 10 and 6 are struggling up the 3+% grade with the manifest. Normally, we'd be in Ophir at 3:55 PM on a very padded and relaxed schedule but today it's 4:00 PM and we're just now hitting Butterfly. We really have to struggle to meet Mixed train No. 6 at Trout Lake at 4:45 PM!

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:19 AM

The train struggles into Ophir, fighting for traction on the slippery rail as it crosses 45A, rounds the curve by the depot then blasts over 45B and on to the high line.

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:23 AM

Ah the Ophir high line. Legends are made of stuff like this. Train 9 struggles over the bridges on this engineering marvel laid out by Chief Engineer C.W. Gibbs.

Full tonnage, wet rail and a scheduled meet to make. Drama in the San Juans! Yep, that second shot on 46B we're stalled!

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:28 AM

Off the high line and charging up to Matterhorn and into "Otto's Puzzle," so named because Otto Mears was contracted to replace this track below Trout Lake dam after the dam break in 1911. Track between Matterhorn and Trout Lake was a little steeper and more crooked than any else on the line.

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:32 AM

All right! We made it to Trout Lake with 5 minutes to spare on No. 6!

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:37 AM

After train 6 passes we leave Trout Lake and head off to Lizard Head, where we'll cut off our helpers and run down into Rico.

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:39 AM

As the train ducks into the snowsheds at Lizard Head, I'm ducking in at the tavern at Ophir. This storm's not letting up and the dirt roads are getting bad. Don't want to get my Model T stuck! See you next time!

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 07:40 AM

Man am I having fun with this railroad! :D

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 11:51 AM

atsf37l, on May 3 2006, 07:40 AM, said:

Man am I having fun with this railroad! :D

Nice shots. I've got to get off my dead, ... uhhh ... center and install it. -Phil

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Post icon  Posted 07 May 2006 - 02:22 AM

Yahooooooooooo! I caught Herb out, I caught Herb out, he's made a big boo-boo with that consist.

Has anyone spotted his error!? :D

How does that saying go? "Happy, happy, joy, joy!?" :D

Cheers Bazza

PS Great screenies, though. :(

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