Interesting!! I knew of SP's purchase of these rare, unusual units, but not of the D&RGW. And here you spotted one still wearing D&RGW colors with an SP patch-- even more rare! Thanks for sharing such an obscure bit of railroad history!
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| Posted by Sport! on June 26, 2012 | |
Who knew that in 30 years that D&RGW's speed lettering would adorn SP paint? In this case, it is the other way around!
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| Posted by on June 26, 2012 | |
looks like 3 km's not 2?
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Look at the shadows, and you will see that it was only two KM's as stated.
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A Rio Pacific Kraut!
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If memory serves me correctly there is a Krauss-Maffei power truck in a museum somewhere in the United States, The diesel hydraulic locomotives were very different in design and their trucks were very complicated mechanically speaking. I remember reading an article that stated that the KM locomotives required a complete stop, in order to change direction. The same article stated that engineers assigned to the KMs faced a learning curve, and that some damage was done to the units if they were not operated properly. With that said it stands to reason that when the Krauss-Maffei's were run in multiple with Diesel Electric locomotives the entire train would have to make a full stop before reversing so as to not damage the KMs transmission and trucks. As seen in Steve's lucky catch, the Krauss-Maffei's are leading and thus they may not have been able to be used as trailing units without the possibility of their being damaged.
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