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Date: 05/26/23 08:49
F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In 68
Author: FiveChime

Classic branch line power with leased DRG&W F units working the SP Mina local in 1968.
These Fs were based at Sparks and as I recall, intially ran as a A-B-B-A consist, although, in a 1969,visit,
I noticed they got mixed with other SP power.
Joe Ward Photo
Regards, Jim Evans
 

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Date: 05/26/23 09:37
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: callum_out

And in just under 20 years later a now owned three unit set of Rio Grande GP30s worked the same line,
nor quite the Fs but still interesting.

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Date: 05/26/23 09:41
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: ExStarlightHog

Must have been a pain for the hogger to have to do switching with full hood units.  These units were obviously designed for forward movement only. 

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Date: 05/26/23 10:13
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: SPDRGWfan

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> Must have been a pain for the hogger to have to do
> switching with full hood units.  These units were
> obviously designed for forward movement only. 

A sugar company had a former D&RGW F7 as well and used it for switching.  It is featured in Joseph Strapac's Rio Grande Diesels book and has extra hardware added for a switchman to ride on.

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Date: 05/26/23 12:06
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: callum_out

Santa Fe had Fs with footboards.

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Date: 05/26/23 12:15
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: E25

I wish that I had been standing next to Mr. Ward when he caught that scene.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

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Date: 05/26/23 13:26
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: TomG

ExStarlightHog Wrote:
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> Must have been a pain for the hogger to have to do
> switching with full hood units.  These units were
> obviously designed for forward movement only. 

It could always be worse, Haysi Railroad switched with a B unit with a window cut in one end and a extra porthole.

Tom
Weaverville, CA

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Date: 05/26/23 14:03
Re: F Unit Friday - Classic Rio Grande Power On SP Mina Branch In
Author: TCnR

re: Haysi Railroad

Date: 11/10/22 06:35
It's an F7B ... oh wait, maybe it's an A
Author: valmont

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5573182,5573182#msg-5573182

> -----
> > Must have been a pain for the hogger to have to
> do
> > switching with full hood units.  These units
> were
> > obviously designed for forward movement only. 
>
> It could always be worse, Haysi Railroad switched
> with a B unit with a window cut in one end and a
> extra porthole.

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