Where are you hogging now Former?

Former SLRG Hoghead Wrote:
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> The SD90's did some interesting damage to the
> track in that they could spread the gauge, drop in
> between the rails for a short distance, then
> magically rerail themselves. If you were there to
> witness the event the only evidence was scarring
> on outer surface of the wheel. There was not
> marks on the ties, or any other evidence. I was
> running an SD90 that did this trick one day.
> There was a jerk, a loud "bang" and everything
> kept moving ahead like normal. I stopped a mile
> or so later at the summit (Fir) and saw the fresh
> scars on the wheel rim. It was a true "Oh $%^*"
> moment. I wrote a note to the roadmaster
> explaining the situation. He went out to the
> spot, saw nothing. Two nights later in a
> white-out blizzard, I hit the same spot. There
> was definite low joint in the curve now, but we
> crawled through at 10 mph. 25 cars later, we went
> into emergency. tTe conductor went for a walk in
> the snow and reported the last car on the ground.
> Asked him for the car number..... It was 3rd car
> from the end. The other 3 were on their sides
> down over the bank.
>
> The B-39's ran well. I liked them. They pulled
> well. made nice chugging sounds that made for a
> nice lullaby to nap by. They had regular 26
> brake, unlike the desk tops the SD90's had.
>
> We did a lot of running long-hood forward.
> Especially on the concert trains from La Veta to
> Fir. Running an SD90 long hood is impossible.
> You cannot sit at the desk and turn around to see
> backwards. I saw the world through the review
> mirror, while my conductor sat on the left side.
>
> The steam locomotives (SP 1744, LS&I - Grand
> Canyon - 18) had no issues with the curvature or
> the 3% grades.