I really like the yellow and maroon paint scheme they chose for them... but why on earth did they put white lettering over yellow? It's barely readable in bright light. Black lettering would have made much more sense, and matched the coaches better. Or just do maroon lettering.
One good thing about the Durango Silverton Diesel locomotives over the Durango Silverton coal burning steam locomotives is that the Diesel locomotives are much less of a fire hazard to the environment. Coal burning steam locomotives send hot ambers out the stack that can start line side fires.
@@drg473 It would seem so. The no double-heading down grade policy may have made sense with steam locomotives. But two road diesels MU'd can provide up to double the dynamic braking. The White Pass ran down-grade freight trains with up to six diesels MU'd, and still MUs diesels on descending grades with their tourist trains. I'm not an advocate for diesel locomotives on heritage railroads that in common carrier days ran only steam locomotives long into the diesel age, but IMHO once the decision has been made to run diesels they should be employed to maximum advantage.
Very nice footage, thanks for sharing!
I really like the yellow and maroon paint scheme they chose for them... but why on earth did they put white lettering over yellow? It's barely readable in bright light. Black lettering would have made much more sense, and matched the coaches better. Or just do maroon lettering.
How many diesels do they have?
They have 3 white pass diesels. And i think 2 or 3 switchers
One good thing about the Durango Silverton Diesel locomotives over the Durango Silverton coal burning steam locomotives is that the Diesel locomotives are much less of a fire hazard to the environment. Coal burning steam locomotives send hot ambers out the stack that can start line side fires.
They don't have any coal burning steam locomotives anymore. All of them have been converted to burn oil.
It's so much more sad ans mellow the mountains dont even look as big anymlre 😔
Nathan M5?
So why do they cut off the diesels in Silverton, what’s the purpose?
It may be a holdover from the Rio Grande days. The Grande had a rule that 2 locos could not be attached to a train going down grade.
@@BNSFandSPwouldnt the second engine help with braking power or?
@@drg473 It would seem so. The no double-heading down grade policy may have made sense with steam locomotives. But two road diesels MU'd can provide up to double the dynamic braking. The White Pass ran down-grade freight trains with up to six diesels MU'd, and still MUs diesels on descending grades with their tourist trains. I'm not an advocate for diesel locomotives on heritage railroads that in common carrier days ran only steam locomotives long into the diesel age, but IMHO once the decision has been made to run diesels they should be employed to maximum advantage.