Date
1 - 5 of 5
dual gauge freight trains
|
I didn't know Rio Grande did this -- those look like standard
gauge freight cars behind a pair of narrow gauge steam locos. The seller has a few pictures showing NG freights on the Alamosa to Antonito dual gauge, so I am guessing this was not just a "railfan special"? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370302997341 Tim O'Connor |
|
|
|
Scott Pitzer
I saw a slide from this line where the car behind the engine was a bright new GN vermillion box car... it looked weirder than any of those crazy train set combinations!
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Scott Pitzer --- In STMFC@..., Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
|
|
|
|
Bill Daniels <billinsf@...>
Correct, Tim. The Grande usually ran this segment of the railroad with narrow-gauge K-36's and K-37's pulling both standard and narrow gauge consists. The standard gauge cars were dropped off before and in Antonito, and the train then continued west over Cumbres to Durango.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
This was the last Class-1 steam operation in the country. Bill Daniels Tucson, AZ --- On Thu, 12/10/09, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
From: Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> Subject: [STMFC] dual gauge freight trains To: STMFC@... Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 10:53 PM I didn't know Rio Grande did this -- those look like standard gauge freight cars behind a pair of narrow gauge steam locos. The seller has a few pictures showing NG freights on the Alamosa to Antonito dual gauge, so I am guessing this was not just a "railfan special"? http://cgi.ebay. com/ws/eBayISAPI .dll?ViewItem& item=37030299734 1 Tim O'Connor |
|
|
|
Roland Levin
HI
I just would like to add that they had dual gauge couplers on some of their standard and narrow gauge engines for switching duties in Alamosa. They usually used two dual gauge coupler cars on the trains to Antonito. One just after the engines and one after the cut with standard gauge cars before the narrow gauge cars. Narrow gauge cars were normally not placed in front of the standard gauge cars to avoid the risk of damaging the narrow gauge cars in case of an emergency brake application. Exceptions has been seen! Roland Levin Stockholm, Sweden http://hem.bredband.net/drgw Correct, Tim. The Grande usually ran this segment of the railroad with narrow-gauge K-36's and K-37's pulling both standard and narrow gauge consists. The standard gauge cars were dropped off before and in Antonito, and the train then continued west over Cumbres to Durango. This was the last Class-1 steam operation in the country. Bill Daniels Tucson, AZ |
|
|
|
John Riddell <jriddell@...>
As a matter of interest, freight trains consisting of freight cars of both
narrow (3'6") and standard gauge were operated on the Prince Edward Island Railway from approximately 1917 to 1930. Prior to 1917 the island railways 200 mile network was all 3'6" gauge. After 1930 it was all standard gauge. John Riddell |
|
|