And finally we join the south leg. This locomotive is a real wimp. The engineer has it in run 8,
but we can only make about 2 MPH on the grade. I asked the conductor about it. "It's a loaner.
You take what you get." Apparently the Hill Country Flyer's ALCO is overdue for new wheels.
"If we don't make it, we can always double up the hill. The freights do it all the time."