WPY diesels arrive in Durango

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I think they look fine.  So there.  Narrow gage locomotives all look goofy, because while the gauge and the clearances are smaller, the people who occupy them are not.  So they always get that black lab puppy goofy proportions thing going on.  If those locomotives were older than any of us, they’d be revered as classic machines. 

Like this...

[Chris333]

Those platforms were later added. When built it looked like this:
http://www.solrswat.ca/1_EquipmentRoster/Locomotives/Z_Model/B%2023%20Ton%20End%20Cab%20Roster/Whitin-800px.jpg

[nkalanaga]

Is that one of the (ex-)Edaville units?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Those platforms were later added. When built it looked like this:
http://www.solrswat.ca/1_EquipmentRoster/Locomotives/Z_Model/B%2023%20Ton%20End%20Cab%20Roster/Whitin-800px.jpg

I'm not sure if they make it better or worse.

[davefoxx]

I'm not sure if they make it better or worse.

Probably not better, but safer!

DFF

[sirenwerks]

Oh man diesels suck!

So do wildland fires.  Especially in locales that have a high dependency on tourism, where a fire can create a dearth of visitation (and employment, tax dollars, etc.) for years.  Aside from rail fans and history buffs, the diesel versus steam argument rolls right off the back of most visitors. 


But I'm an ALCO fan and an emergency manager for public lands in a state with plenty of wildland fire activity, so I'm kinda rooting for the diesel.

[davefoxx]

So do wildland fires.  Especially in locales that have a high dependency on tourism, where a fire can create a dearth of visitation (and employment, tax dollars, etc.) for years.  Aside from rail fans and history buffs, the diesel versus steam argument rolls right off the back of most visitors. 


But I'm an ALCO fan and an emergency manager for public lands in a state with plenty of wildland fire activity, so I'm kinda rooting for the diesel.

No question for me.  If it diesel or no rides, then I'll take diesel any day of the week.

DFF

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Not everyone agrees though.

[Dave V]

I think folks outside of Colorado probably don't have a real appreciation for the wildfire danger (save of course fo our members in California and Arizona!).  Remember that in 2012 and 2013, residential sections of my own town of Colorado Springs itself were wiped out in wildfires.  The D&SNG was suspected to have started the massive 416 Fire near Hermosa in 2018 and litigation is ongoing.

Diesels really are the only way ahead if the D&SNG is to survive.  Again, they're not looking to do away with steam (otherwise they wouldn't have embarked on the massive conversion program to oil burning for the former D&RGW K-28, 36, and 37 fleet) but they need options on high fire threat days.

[nscalbitz]

I think folks outside of Colorado probably don't have a real appreciation for the wildfire danger

To say nothing about the ?'99-2000 fires, the results of which I saw on my trip in '02 thru the rockies...
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