Why are large turntables so high?

brakie

Active Member
Russ,There where times when a steam engine ran tender first such as returning from a transfer run and returning urban locals to the yard and and backing to or from a mine while on mine runs. :D Try that during your next op session and those that are unschooled in every day railroad operation will shake their heads. :D
 

Russ Bellinis

Active Member
brakie said:
Russ,There where times when a steam engine ran tender first such as returning from a transfer run and returning urban locals to the yard and and backing to or from a mine while on mine runs. :D Try that during your next op session and those that are unschooled in every day railroad operation will shake their heads. :D

I remember reading an article by a retired S.P. engineer in one of the train magazines a few years ago. He was recounting a trip he took over Tehachapie with a cab forward where for some reason that I no longer remember, they had to run it backwards. He thought they were going to die before they got through all of the tunnels!
 
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