Earl and Magma Arizona 7 (NNG)
| January 04, 2019 09:37PM |
Reading Earl's retirement posting, I was surprised to learn that he was a major contributor to restoring Magma Arizona 7, one of my favorite standard gauge engines. In the mid-1960s when the narrow gauge was shut down for the winter, the Magma Arizona was a reachable target from New Mexico State (Las Cruces). While the operating engines 2-8-0 5 and 2-8-2 7 were of course not narrow gauge, the railroad had originally been built as narrow gauge, and so it has some tenuous connection to this forum.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2019 09:41PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2019 09:41PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.