This afternoon I was out playing trains on the ol Rock, Root and Pup Poop Railway despite the temps in the 40’s and the biting wind. After running the scotchbrite pad over the rails the Alco S4 was called to duty to push the plow in case of derelict leaves and twigs got in the way. After a few laps being Sunday the first Sunday Railfan Steamer trip of 2013 hit the rails. Today the Bachmann Climax was fired up to haul 3 passenger cars, the open air car was left behind due to the cold temps. While the fans were enjoying the trip the diesel S4 put aside the plow at the Wye and continued to the main yard to pick up a work train but stopped dead in the tunnel due to dirty wheels and track I thought. This tunnel goes under a addition on the house and is about 12 feet long and the S4 was way out of reach. When the Climax came around the passenger cars were uncoupled and the steamer went into the tunnel hitched up to the S4 and dragged it out. It’s not everday a steam engine rescues a diesel. Once the trains were clear the crew (me) crawled under the house which is probably a 20" clearance and scrubbed the rails til they were shiny. Not a pleasent place to be under the house so hopefully I won’t be back there any time soon.
Once cleaned up the trains were back on their way. Sorry no photos but I think you get the idea.
When I first went out I had planned on getting a train going then to rake the yard but for some reason it was funner to keep playing trains. 