Reply to "Video - UP Cheyenne Frontier Days Train last weekend"

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Originally Posted by Tranz4mr:

Originally Posted by jethat:

In 2010 3985 pulled the 100+ car BB circus train by itself to Denver. According to the math 3985 must be about 75,000 Hp!. Of course if factored in the grade a minus one all down hill.. In witch case 4-6,000 hp might maybe be enough..

I don't have time to map it but doesn't the line from Greeley south to Denver generally follow the South Platte river upstream to Denver? If so that would make the grade positive for that portion unless water flows upstream at the "high" altitudes of Colorado.

Bingo. From Cheyenne to Speer Jct, it is definitely up-grade. Then from Speer southward it is down grade to some town north of Greeley. Then from Greeley, all the way into Denver it is up-grade.

7/29/1511:16 AM

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