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Nostalgia & History > SP GP35 6595 at Altamont,Date: 03/15/06 17:39 SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: drew1946 March, 1970, GP 35 6595 at the townsite of Altamont, with the telltail.
 Date: 03/15/06 19:42 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: GoldenState Nothin but a junkyard at that location now.
Date: 03/16/06 07:55 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: hogantunnel How did that telltale function? Was it similar to the rock slide fences in the FRC?
Date: 03/16/06 08:03 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: drew1946 It was about as low tech as you can get. It function was to warn trainmen riding the top of the cars by just hitting them. Once those danging ropes or chains it the person, he knew he had to get down.
Date: 03/16/06 08:50 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: WAF The only tunnel for the SP on Altamont is two miles ahead.
Date: 03/16/06 09:27 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: drew1946 There is the little matter of the highway over crossing, now gone, that I was standing on when I shot the photo.
Date: 12/05/08 11:15 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: doge_of_pocopson What line is occupied by a train in the background? Is that a WP train?
B Date: 12/05/08 11:34 Re: SP GP35 6595 at Altamont, Author: WAF Yes
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