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Nostalgia & History > Why all the muscle to drag the varnish??Date: 08/07/05 14:54 Why all the muscle to drag the varnish?? Author: redwoodcityred Another mystery photo. Know nothing about it. A couple of questions: Why such a big engine and I thought these were freight engines only? What is on the back end ??
 Date: 08/07/05 20:39 Re: Why all the muscle to drag the varnish?? Author: MojaveBill Cab-forwards were used regularly to haul passenger trains on Dinner and Tehachapi.
Date: 08/07/05 22:50 Re: Why all the muscle to drag the varnish?? Author: TopcoatSmith Timekeeping, big power to keep the varnish moving over them big hills.
TCS - amnothing Date: 08/08/05 11:14 Re: Why all the muscle to drag the varnish?? Author: JohnSweetser This is a "Snowball Special" at Truckee in January 1938, photo by A.C. Phelps. Photo can be found on pg. 163 of John Signor's Donner Pass book.
I don't think there is anything on the back end of the train - that may be the Truckee engine shed in the background and a small plume of steam at the end of the train. |