If with the helpers shoving on the rear I am surpirsed they keep these trains together with all that power on the head end. It only takes about 3 high horse units to get a knuckle on a conventional train. I am sure it was quite a sight and sound when you took this shot.
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The tunnel at the top of the pass is approx. 13 mi. from the Livingston yard. The climb begins almost immediately and takes over an hour (no room to get a running start here). That explains all the power.
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