| Posted by tsched on July 28, 2012 | |
Nice picture with the depot, landscape, and of course the train. Did short trains like that really need that much power (even in the mountains) ?
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The substitute GP30 was likely added to maintain the timetable schedule between SLC and Denver.
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Solid Gold--this shot is a very rare view of the RGZ with somthing other than an F9 leading. The Grande did their best to keep the train pure with passenger power and only had a freight unit pinch-ht when they had no other choice. Even more interesting is that a GP30 is the leader, not a hotrod GP40 variant. Simply 'Grande!
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Ohh man....at the time a trackside fan probably would have loathed that GP30 on the point, but now it is just priceless!
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We despised it at the time, Blaze. In fact, we cancelled chasing it east to Soldier Summit due to that 'ugly' freight engine on the point.
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