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Originally Posted by cbojanower:

I was wondering , when the Big Boys were sent to their various locations, did any (or all) of them go under power? For the diesels of the era it must have been a real chore to more that much dead weight.

 

Any pics of them being towed?


You understimate the diesels of the era.  A Big Boy dead-in-train is just another freight car (or several) as far as the locomotives are concerned.

 

Rusty

Originally Posted by bigdodgetrain:
Originally Posted by CWEX:

I'm guessing so.  The move on to Metrolink is not going to be until December and they have the 4014 down by the beginning of the drag strip.  Here's a photo I found.

 

 

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chain in the lower right corner is cool!

Afraid they might come back in the morning, find the wheels gone and the loco sitting on concrete blocks?

 

Rusty

Originally Posted by AmbBob:

Is there route info on the trip from the Metrolink tracks (north of the I-10) to the UP tracks (just south of the I-10.) It looks to me like they will have to go to the interchange next to the BNSF yards in San Berdoo, then turn and go south and then west to get to the UP yard in Colton.

 

Bob, here is the route in a nutshell.  They will enter Metrolink at Fairplex and go West through San Dimas, Covina, Baldwin Park and connect to the U.P.(former SP)Alhambra line at Bassett (just East of the 605 Fwy).  From there it will go East to West Colton passing through City of Industry, Pomona, Montclair, Ontario, Guasti near Ontario Airport, Kaiser Yard and arrive at West Colton.  They will not use the former Santa Fe 2nd district (now Metrolink) between Fairplex and San Bernardino.  This was never in the plan from the beginning.

 

Ray

 

 

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