This is a steep down-grade section hence the lack of visible exhaust - the engineer actually has the Johnson bar reversed to provide downhill braking via air compression; not unlike a Jake Brake on a truck. |
Date:
6/23/2017 |
Location:
Boothbay, ME Map ![Show Boothbay on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![Out of the covered bridge, and past the old MEC car shed from Gardiner, ME](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/123074/South%20Gardiner%20car%20house%20(MEC)%20.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Scenic,Steam,Action |
This picture is part of album: Boothbay Railway Village, Maine |