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| Title: |
SP Helper riding on the rear of a ATSF hotshot |
| Description: |
A common practice on Southern Pacific-Santa Fe operation of Tehachapi was to have helpers ride downhill on descending freights. It simplified train dispatching on the mountain. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/1982 Upload Date: 7/13/2020 1:38:55 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8353(SD40T-2) |
| Views: |
101 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP Helper with 8 units at Tehachapi Loop |
| Description: |
A common practice on Southern Pacific-Santa Fe operation of Tehachapi was to have helpers ride downhill on descending freights. It simplified train dispatching on the mountain. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/1982 Upload Date: 7/13/2020 1:48:15 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8918(SD45) SP 8313(SD40T-2) SP 8353(SD40T-2) |
| Views: |
264 Comments: 3 |
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