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Originally Posted by OGR Webmaster:

Marty, that means we start at Enola, run west a mile or two, go across the river, run east a couple miles, turn on a wye and go back to where we started. It's a short trip.

 

Getting into the wye at CP Capital could be interesting. It's on a 16-degree curve (very sharp) on a 2% grade.


If you must keep the trips short, the other options I see would be:

 

1. Originate from Rutherford Yard (HP 108) and run west across the Rockville Bridge to CP Mary and turn on the consist there and return (although once back at Rutherford you would still need some way of turning the engine for the next trip)

 

2. Pull just west of Capital on the Harrisburg Line and shove the train onto the Lurgan Branch around the east leg of the wye at Capital.  Then at least you wouldn't have to fight the sharper leg of the wye up hill......still a sharp curve to negotiate no matter what direction you are traveling (derailed many of 11R in that curve).

 

Of course the BEST option would be to extend the trip to Reading (HP61) and then you could either turn the train at Tulp or Oley.  At least that trip would give her a chance to stretch her legs a bit!

 

One other thought: back in her days on the Nickel Plate, I believe I read that 765 was known as the "Queen of the West End" cause of her reputation as being one of the best running 700s west of Bellevue......maybe after this summer she'll be known as the "Queen of the North End" on Norfolk Southern!

 

Here's to a successful year and looking forward to seeing 765 top the Alleghenies with the throttle to the roof, reverse gear down in the corner, and the pops lifted!

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