I am riding in the last unit on three unit helper set shoving a westbound train up the hill. The train has just left Hyndman. The locomotive is loading well and pulling about 900amps on the number two traction motor. The elevation here is 950 feet.

Looking forward from the last unit, you can see the other two units in the helper set and the rear portion of our train. Just ahead of our caboose is a block of Santa Fe mechanical reefers.

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