| Home | Open Account | Help | 360 users online |
|
Member Login
Discussion
Media SharingHostingLibrarySite Info |
Nostalgia & History > The tri-weekly Lone Pine LocalDate: 05/08/05 04:12 The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: TonyJ While heading to the Trona Railway on January 17, 1978, I intercepted the tri-weekly Lone Pine Local at Saltdale (Jawbone Branch) with SD45 9076 powering the tiny train. - Tony J.
 Date: 05/08/05 07:47 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: WAF Using big six axles on the Jawbone? Boy, they were short of power.
Date: 05/08/05 10:12 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: lynnpowell A woodchip car??? Was it going to Lone Pine to get the remains of that last tree, or was it going for tumble weed loading?
Date: 05/08/05 12:26 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: SanJoaquinEngr the wood chip car would go to Lousiana Pacific
Date: 05/08/05 22:57 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: spider1319 Louisiana Pacific at Linnie,Ca.which is now closed with hardly a trace left.Six axle power was the norm, usually two units in the last few years of operation.After abandonment of the line to Lone Pine the Lone Pine Local turned at Linnie until the line was abandoned north of Searles.
Date: 05/11/05 12:09 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: JohnSweetser To clarify further, there was a sawmill at Linnie. Much of its timber came from the southern Sierra Nevada.
Date: 02/22/21 09:06 Re: The tri-weekly Lone Pine Local Author: trackplanner I would assume the big power was rotated helper power from the mainline. Anyone familiar with how this power arrangement worked?
|