Margaret (SP fan) Wrote:
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> Gary Hunter Wrote:
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> > Wasn't it during the reverse move to SJ that
> the
> > 2472 scored (?) the trailing (normally) axle ?
> As
> > I understand history, the 2400 Pacifics used
> to
> > have to shove their tanks ahead of them leaving
> > the stub at Los Gatos, so it would seem they
> were
> > okay to do that if everything was mechanically
> OK.
> > There was no wye until Vasona Jct. so they had
> no
> > choice. Was Neil Vodden at the throttle on that
> > run?
>
> From what I remember, one of the bearings (I
> don't
> remember which) was usually rinning warmer than
> the
> others. The cause was she was out of tram,
> because
> something -- I don't really remember what --was
> not
> adjusted perfectly. We finally adjusted whatever
> it was
> and no more running too warm. None of her
> bearings
> were scored.
>
> IThe '72 does not have cenering mechanisms on her
>
> trailing truck, so she is supposed to be limited
> to 20 mph
> while reversing. Centering mechanisms would help
> to make
> it easier for the engine to track around curves
> when reversing --
> and there are few curves on the SF-Gilroy run.
>
> I remember that Bill Stetler was running the 2472
> that day
> for at least past of the trip. He ran her in
> reverse to San Jose,
> and may have run more. I just don't remember
> now.
>
> We never used her again to pull the Garlic Train
> because
> It was a lot more costly to have the 2472 on the
> train that it
> was to run without her, and most of the passengers
> did not
> care what was pulling the train -- all they cared
> about was
> the festval.


Margaet is totally correct. My greatest memory of the 2472 was when we took our grandkids up to SF and took them on a ride behind the 2472 and Margaret was a host on our car---pouring rain and etc December 2002------------good stuff. :-