The Morning Milk!

The SVRR's morning milk was pretty light today and ten wheeler Rutland 53, inspite of her age, didn't need any help getting up the grade to Hooper's Curve.

Today the crew is enjoying the comforts of Rutland combine #123 recently acquired from the LP&O RR.

In this photo (above) Extra 53 south has just crested the grade at Hooper's and is coasting over Grant's Crossing and on into Twin Junction Station. In the photo below you can see rear end trainman, Dan Duffy, enjoying the view as he waits to off load a few cans of Hollister milk for the creamery at Twin Junction.

 

You have to have lots of whiskers to hold the Morning Milk. The crew will spend a good part of their day personalizing their new (to them) combine. Because of the fact that they do, on occasion, get a passenger or two, they can't personalize it too much. Passenger business, on this run, is pretty much limited a few train buffs but every once in awhile a real passenger gets on.

 

Have a great day and thanks Rick!!!!

Jim LaFayette