Locomotive # 484 Departing Cumbres Pass towards Chama. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR.-2018
Sep 16, 2018 18:20:21 #
Starting the approach to Windy Point.
4% grade, down hill. Brakes are set to drag all the way into Chama.
The trestle that the last car is on, is the old hwy 17.
Todays, hwy 17 is in the upper right of the image.
First time for me to capture this view.
Pat
4% grade, down hill. Brakes are set to drag all the way into Chama.
The trestle that the last car is on, is the old hwy 17.
Todays, hwy 17 is in the upper right of the image.
First time for me to capture this view.
Pat
Sep 16, 2018 18:44:29 #
Sep 16, 2018 19:27:58 #
Sep 17, 2018 07:32:40 #
Sep 17, 2018 10:20:09 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Very nice photo but the brakes dragging all the way down causes a lot of wear on them and could make them overheat. By the time they get to the bottom they may not have any brakes at all. They should down-shift instead to keep the train from going too fast. Starting the approach to Windy Point.
4% grade, down hill. Brakes are set to drag all the way into Chama.
4% grade, down hill. Brakes are set to drag all the way into Chama.
Sep 17, 2018 12:54:37 #
Sep 25, 2018 09:43:34 #
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