This is an operable F-9, obviously obtained from the Northern Pacific. They use this one about once a month to pull the passenger coaches and also as a hostler locomotive to move the rolling stock around the yard and also to take a tank car down the mountain to bring it back up full of water for the steam locomotives. Although it is great to see in action, I was told by one of the volunteers at Mineral that running the F-9 is rather a pain due to the lack of visibility, especially going in the backwards direction down the hill. |
Date:
1/15/2014 |
Location:
Mineral, WA Map ![Show Mineral on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Gregg Bartley |
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Author: Gregg Bartley
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Picture Categories: Yard,Passenger |
This picture is part of album: Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad |