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Re: Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line – Reaches The Beaches
Author: Howard
Date: 05-03-2015 - 09:33
Bruce Butler Wrote:
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> Howard --- nice pictures!
>
> I bet that old ex MILW geep never encountered sand
> over the rails like that in it's first life!
> Looks like you got a cab ride. How is the 89
> doing down there? The Mt. Hood RR had quite a
> time with 89, working all the bugs out and getting
> the dynamic brakes working.
>
> I haven't been to Santa Cruz since I was a guest
> of Uncle Sam at Ft. Ord in the spring of 1964! I
> did enjoy the Monterey bay area the few times I
> was able to escape from Ft. Ord and do some
> sightseeing and railfanning. January and February
> were really miserable weather-wise but when spring
> came it was beautiful.
Bruce,
Thanks. MH 89 has the usual maintenance issues and continues to solider on. Last year SC&MB leased it to Grainterock for two months when their locomotive needed repairs.
I was not in the cab during the recent qualification runs for the new engineer, but I have been out many times in all of their equipment over the past three years.
This past January through April we had blue sky and the temperatures were in the 70's. The downside was it has not rained and we are now in a drought situation.
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> Howard --- nice pictures!
>
> I bet that old ex MILW geep never encountered sand
> over the rails like that in it's first life!
> Looks like you got a cab ride. How is the 89
> doing down there? The Mt. Hood RR had quite a
> time with 89, working all the bugs out and getting
> the dynamic brakes working.
>
> I haven't been to Santa Cruz since I was a guest
> of Uncle Sam at Ft. Ord in the spring of 1964! I
> did enjoy the Monterey bay area the few times I
> was able to escape from Ft. Ord and do some
> sightseeing and railfanning. January and February
> were really miserable weather-wise but when spring
> came it was beautiful.
Bruce,
Thanks. MH 89 has the usual maintenance issues and continues to solider on. Last year SC&MB leased it to Grainterock for two months when their locomotive needed repairs.
I was not in the cab during the recent qualification runs for the new engineer, but I have been out many times in all of their equipment over the past three years.
This past January through April we had blue sky and the temperatures were in the 70's. The downside was it has not rained and we are now in a drought situation.
