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Sure sounded good! He was doing what, 10 MPH here?
Based on the two plus minutes they needed to get to the pond, I’d wager 10-12mph. Fun seeing them slugging it out, and the wet rails didn’t help any.
So this was/is a Management Training special. The same consist, same cars, same ties… ran east today (June 12) on the Galt sub in the mid Afternoon.
Makes sense now, but didn’t when I only saw it the once.
The “wet rails” comment reminded me of the “good old days”. Before CTC was installed on this section of Galt Sub, it was ABS, with a direction of traffic. Trains headed west would be on the north track & eastbounds would use the south track where this train is seen.
A bit west of this spot is the steepest grade on the Galt Sub. It used to be nicknamed “Angel’s rest” . Sometimes there were no westbounds for a few hours, so snow in winter and leaves in fall would accumulate sometimes resulting in stalling & having to double the hill. Once CTC was in, some eastbounds were routed on the south track & they would ‘dust’ snow or leaves off the track & right of way. Welded rail also contributed to better adhesion & less stalls and a train stalling on this hill(except with power failure) is almost unknown.