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Re: Great Lakes Central 398 Stuck in Snow in Traverse City,
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:01 pm
by kd_1014
I wonder if they'll get their CNW steamer up to TC once they complete the restoration, it's much lighter than the 1225
Re: Great Lakes Central 398 Stuck in Snow in Traverse City,
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:20 pm
by Jochs
NS3322 wrote:Super Chief wrote:I see SRI is using LV 126 up north for trips out of Kalkaska in April. Would think 1225 is still restricted to south of Cadillac?
Has the #1225 ever visited TC? Or have the tracks always been that poor?
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Re: Great Lakes Central 398 Stuck in Snow in Traverse City,
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:16 am
by NS3322
Jochs wrote:NS3322 wrote:Super Chief wrote:I see SRI is using LV 126 up north for trips out of Kalkaska in April. Would think 1225 is still restricted to south of Cadillac?
Has the #1225 ever visited TC? Or have the tracks always been that poor?
It was at this moment that the hijacking of this thread took place.
Oh yes.
(Although, I should have rephrased my original question to say "any extremely heavy steamer" instead of "the #1225").
Re: Great Lakes Central 398 Stuck in Snow in Traverse City,
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:42 pm
by Standard Railfan
Jochs wrote:
It was at this moment that the hijacking of this thread took place.
An occasional hijacking is good once in a while.
There are photos on the internet of stuck steam locomotives on the GR&I north of Manton. What was the heaviest?
Re: Great Lakes Central 398 Stuck in Snow in Traverse City,
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:30 am
by SD80MAC
Standard Railfan wrote:Jochs wrote:
It was at this moment that the hijacking of this thread took place.
An occasional hijacking is good once in a while.
There are photos on the internet of stuck steam locomotives on the GR&I north of Manton. What was the heaviest?
I would guess the N class 2-10-2s were the heaviest steam to operate north of GR on the PRR, based on other comments in this thread.