Steam & Excursion > Before Yesterday's Train Could Depart This One Had To Leave!

I thought I would complete the story started with yesterday's post of the troop train in Utah.  Before D&RG #1522 could depart she had to wait for D&RG #1606 and her troop train to leave.

Here we see the same scene in 1945 but this time it is 4-8-2 #1606 that is on the point of her long troop train.  Her crew is getting last minute instructions before her hogger widens on her throttle for departure.  There are steam plumes in the background indicating even more activity awaits here send off.  One is likely from #1522 from yesterday.

These were certainly busy times for America's railroads.

Martin



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/17 03:33 by LoggerHogger.

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Looks like an entire train of "Side door pullmans", the soldiers favorite sleepers.

Here is some information about the Pullman troop sleepers, and troop trains in general.

http://utahrails.net/pass/pullman-troop-sleeper-kitchen.php

I think the photo was taken in Provo, Utah.

Don Strack
http://utahrails.net/whatsnew.php

What a great photo!  Think of the amazing job our railroads did moving freight and troops and building war materiel back then.

Very nice big M-75 1606 on point of troop train as Don said looks be Provo Utah I agree.

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I knew some men who actually rode in those cars and they said it was like riding in a boxcar, which essentially it was....

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

I spent 5 days on one of those from NJ to Wash. in Nov. 1944. But after 14 days in the downstairs of a troop ship, I thought they rode very comfortable.
Bob Smith.

1606 was a 3-cylinder 4-8-2.  You can see the 3rd cylinder under the saddle.  Unlike most 3-cylinder locomotives in the the US, the 1600's used a double Walschaert valved gear ont he right side to work the valve on the inside cylinder.

Looks like University Ave in Provo, before the overpass was built.  I've never seen such a photo of pre-diesel Provo.  And have seen very little in the way of DRGW steam power in Utah.  Thanks much for sharing.

For anyone looking for other steam photos from Provo, see Loggerhogger's 3/20/17 post here for another photo from the same day.
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,4252901  

One interesting thing is that the petroleum storage silos appear to be the same today.  I didn't think those things would last 70 years, but apparently they do.  

3 Google Street View images attached
https://goo.gl/maps/vZ7pn9wD1V82
& move around to the bridge top and south side loop road.  

Ted in OR



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/17 18:37 by gobbl3gook.

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Thanks much for the ID of the photos as taken in Provo, Utah.  It always nice to put the location on the negative sleeve.

Martin