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The train is capable of 40 km/h (25 mph), however this is limited during the downhill journey to 21 km/h (13 mph). Two four-wheel 'S' open wagons were acquired from the State Rail Authority for freight traffic, and have been cut down to flat wagons .
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A British Rail Edmondson railway ticket from the 1970s, the hole punched through the ticket shows that it has been checked by a conductor An 1878 Central Pacific Railroad issued ticket for passage from Reno to Virginia City on the Virginia & Truce Railroad. A train ticket is a transit pass ticket issued by a railway operator that enables the ...
The practice of pushing the steam engines ended in 2002, and they remained within the yard until being donated to other tourist railroads or museums, the first leaving the railroad in 2008, followed by the remaining two in 2013. The Stone Mountain Railroad currently has the following locomotives:
After the line and railmotors were refurbished, northbound operations commenced on 5 December 1998 on a three kilometre section between Cooma station and Snowy Junction opposite Cooma Racecourse. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In June 1999, the line was opened to Chakola , 18 kilometres from Cooma.
In 1923, a train caused a wildfire on the east side of Rollins Pass on Giant's Ladder. [2]: 80 On Thursday, October 15, 1925, passenger train No. 2, including caboose, was completely destroyed by a fire in the Corona snowshed; the fire consumed roughly 400–500 feet (120–150 m) of snowshed. [183] [184]
The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad resumed train operations with a limited excursion schedule in September and October, 2023. After a hiatus since 2019, the historic steam engine “Polson 70” proudly pulled two vintage passenger cars, an open-air car, and a specially outfitted baggage car, serving as a concession and gift shop.
The last passenger train left Cooma in November 1988 and the last freight train in 1989. Consequently, the station closed and has now become the most intact railway precinct in NSW demonstrating a century of railway development. The station building has been restored and is the base for the Cooma Monaro Railway. [1]