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. |
Date:
9/5/1982 |
Location:
Walong, CA Map ![Show Walong on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Randy Curlin |
Locomotives: Rolling Stock: |
Author: Randy Curlin Collection
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![SP Helper riding on the rear of a ATSF hotshot](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/133999/MVC_787_0001.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Action |
This picture is part of album: So Cal July 1987 |