Re: YW #19 in freight service... Steam!
Author: Stevo del Applegato
Date: 06-04-2007 - 22:13
Rich - You're right, the 19 seems to be running well so far. Eight loads was a bit much for her. Due to wet rails things got a little slippery, so it was time to double the hill coming up from the Shasta River. Our entrance into Montague was punctuated by 19 barking like a big mean dog! The entire event was amazingly surreal.
It's amazing to think that in 2007 one can still stumble onto a steam powered revenue freight (and not one helicopter in sight...)
Bill, thanks for the reply. I was out pretending to work today. It was great seeing you and Karla, and I hope to see you again soon. You looked right at home in the cab!
sda
P.S. Doug, Of course I didn't bring my camera. That would be an awful lot like being prepared!