| Posted by XE-50W on June 17, 2025 | |
A No.262 "Thunderhawk" w/#E-73 "Joe motor" (as a "booster") + trio of SD40-2's on 1.2% approach gradient to 1.7% compensated climb up St. Paul Pass near M/p 1771.75 on Rocky Mountain Division's 6th subdivision main. In N Fork of St. Joe R.'s lower reach w/Fortynine Gulch behind bend to Rt., wrapped lumber loads from Couer d'Alene and C-4 cement hopper loaded @ Metaline Falls (WA) both picked-up @ Plummer (M/p 1837 on Coast Div..'s 1st "sub" main) - 60 ft. mechanical refrigerator cars in upper-Lt. background from Othello (M/p 1987.3 on Coast Div.'s 2nd "sub" main, likely loaded w/spuds for McDonald's fries). About 1ΒΌ mi.E/b from Avery (ref.: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/885290/), original slide taken beside W shoulder of USFS' North Fork Rd.#456.
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