by onehandfireman
boatsmate wrote:thank you for the responces from last years theard, I find it kind of interesting that they would push teh train all the way back from saybrook and the run around to put heat on the train only to run back around to run to saybrook. but times have changed since I was there back in the early 80's
Capt Bill Former VRR Fireman
ebtmikado wrote:What you said about those run-arounds makes no sense, nor is it the way it's done.
Back when we did that the 0800 did the saw-by at OS after the flood of '82 and a few other times. What Bill doesn't know is that the cars used for the "South Polar" Express do not need steam heat as they have independent heating systems. (funny how I know that) lol so it's a push -pull operation from SX to OS with the only runaround at DR Bill, the train first runs north to DR, runs around there and back to SX with no stop and then shoves back to SX.
There's no damn theory Joe, it's all been proven!