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Western Railroad Discussion > Mt Hood RR questionDate: 08/08/18 13:12 Mt Hood RR question Author: CPRR Mt. Hood RR has a switchback in the middle. So does the train leave with locomotive leading or on the pushing? or two locomotives?
Also, what frieght do they carry? I can not think the fruit growers ship a lot by rail. Date: 08/08/18 13:35 Re: Mt Hood RR question Author: railstiesballast They shove the train with the locomotive about a mile to the single switchback, then pull from there to the end of their trip.
They run around their cars and come down the branch loco first to the switchback, then shove that last mile, then run around in Hood River. AFAIK the revenue freight is outbound lumber and they do some car storage also. Others with more knowledge, please expand/correct my first response. Date: 08/08/18 16:48 Re: Mt Hood RR question Author: grahamline Mt Hood also runs a tourist train schedule. Like cattle, but noisier.
Date: 08/08/18 18:57 Re: Mt Hood RR question Author: asheldrake the Iowa Pacific web site has a nice route map. Arlen
Date: 08/11/18 20:31 Re: Mt Hood RR question Author: isambard The lumber racks are recognizable when they hit the main line because the mill's name is stenciled on the lumber in green: Mount Hood. The RR also delivers gas cans to a couple of spots along the line.
Date: 08/12/18 15:26 Re: Mt Hood RR question Author: casco17 grahamline Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Mt Hood also runs a tourist train schedule. Like > cattle, but noisier. The tourist train runs Friday-Saturday-Sunday. I rode this a couple weeks ago; see post under Passenger Trains. I sprung for the dome ($20 extra); one can ride in the vestibule like the good old days. Cattle? Noooooo |