Amusing and ironic :tb-biggrin: "Portage refers to the practice of carrying a canoe or other boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as rapids or a waterfall in a river), or between two bodies of water (such as over an isthmus). A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage, while a person doing the carrying is called a porter."
Need ARR COFC/TOFC info (and about "Portage") Yes, Portage is a place! A very small place but indeed real. Been there countless times in my 30 years living up there. The old town is half buried in dirt/silt from flooding from the '64 earthquake but there are folks living and working there. It is also where vehicles loaded/unloaded going to and from the coastal town of Whittier before the tunnel was opened up to automobile through traffic. Chances are good that the flat carried life rafts for the sea vessels, very possibly bringing them from a maintenance facility in Anchorage to vessels needing fresh boats. Then again, knowing the ARR's famous service for the people along the railbelt, in particular, it may have carried rafts for excursions to the many whitewater hangouts along the way. Many outfitters needed a way to get rafts out of the city and by air is, well, a rather lofty price to pay to haul them. What brought me here was in search of as much info on ARR's COFC 53' five-car articulated flats, more specifically the 19400 series. If anyone could find me specs/photos on these cars it would be greatly appreciated, need as much as I can get. Thanks ahead of time...
