Re: [DL] Choo-Choo?

["Paul Erik Lundstrom" <paulerik@wanadoo.dk>]

Thanks, much appreciated! If you get a hold of the books
let us know!

The adventure mentions it's an old Locomotive, so I would think
perhaps 3 days travel time.

Paul Erik
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Vose" <kitsune@xmission.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: 11. april 2003 23:42
Subject: Re: [DL] Choo-Choo?


> As I live in Salt Lake I can give you an idea.
> 
> SLC to Denver by road is 530 miles and at 55 miles an hour is about 12
> hours give or take a bit. This includes fueling stops etc.
> 
> Rail trips of the period were probably in the range of 24 hours of
> continuous travel time.  2 days with the usual fuel and water stops as well
> as to pick up passengers etc would probably be about right. From SLC you'd
> travel north to Ogden and then take the grade over the Wasatch mountains.
> 
> Friend of my family is the Utah state historian in charge of railroad and
> ghost town history. He has a couple books on ghost rails and ghost towns.
> I'll see about getting ahold of them. Might be of use to some of you. 
> 
> Hope that this helps.
>