Re: San Juan Rail Road Life - Google
| November 21, 2008 09:06AM |
San Juan Wrote:
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> Not sure why the drumhead mismatch,
> but you see it like this in many photos,
> especially in the 1950-51 era.
One story I've heard is that a Drumhead got busted on 2/11/48, when the San Juan was hit by a snowslide near Toltec, and one from the Shavano was used as a replacement. Please note that I don't have a source for this!
Last run of Shavano (315/316) was 11/24/40. (and the mail to Gunnison has been messed up ever since
)
hank
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> Not sure why the drumhead mismatch,
> but you see it like this in many photos,
> especially in the 1950-51 era.
One story I've heard is that a Drumhead got busted on 2/11/48, when the San Juan was hit by a snowslide near Toltec, and one from the Shavano was used as a replacement. Please note that I don't have a source for this!
Last run of Shavano (315/316) was 11/24/40. (and the mail to Gunnison has been messed up ever since
)hank
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