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Posted 24 May 2010 - 01:31 AM

The above train has just crossed over the Lobato tressle, and is now heading up to Cumbres Summit. What did I do wrong with the consist?

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 02:00 AM

Is the Lobato Trestle the one that can't handle double headed locomotives?

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 02:49 AM

Spot on, James, yes. Although in this photo I found there's no idler between the locos, perhaps Herb could explain the rules?

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 04:08 AM

Perhaps when the trestle was new, it was either more secure, or they believed it was. After all, would many places install a new bridge if they knew it wouldn't handle their load?

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Posted 24 May 2010 - 04:46 AM

At Lobato, the lead loco would uncouple and cross first; then the helper, train, and pusher would cross, and recouple w/ the lead loco.
IIRC, the trestle is too long for a single idler car; you'd need like 6 - 8 cars to separate the 2 locos. (I'm sure Herb will correct me)

Re the trestle: I would think it was originally adequate for the smaller "C" and "T" Class locos and that the restriction was imposed on
the larger/heavier K's.
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