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@Hot Water posted:
Now, the bad part is, there is a tunnel at the top of Cuesta, and without any diesel assist, McCormack was forced to operate 4449 at FULL THROTTLE thru the entire tunnel,,,,,,,,,,,thus steam cleaning more than 20 years of diesel oily exhaust snot from the tunnel interior. That is why 4449 looks to bad in subsequent photos on the remainder of the trip to Oakland. We had a multi-day layover in Oakland, and it took two days to clean 4449, with diesel fuel and large quantities of Dawn Detergent!

I hope the crew had some masks to protect their lungs! Too bad the 4449 couldn't have been turned around, and run through the tunnel cab-forward style.

8/18/2112:38 PM

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