The Esquel narrow gauge in happier days
| January 26, 2019 11:17PM |
The high wind accident on the Esquel narrow gauge line luckily was a one time event. High wind accidents happened often enough on The Milwaukee's Columbia River crossing at Beverly , Washington, that the railroad installed a high-wind triggered signal to stop trains before entering on the bridge.
Anyway, visiting the Esquel narrow gauge was about as close as you could get to experiencing abandoned lines on the Rio Grande, like the Valley line and Poncha Pass with their dramatic mountain backdrops. Here are a few pictures of happy days on narrow gauge in Patagonia.
The Ingeniero Jacobacci to Esquel mixed train is a couple of hours away from finishing it's 275-mile run, and will soon make a water stop at Lepa, November 14, 1978
A northbound double headed freight
A happy Mate tea break along the line
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2019 11:19PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
Anyway, visiting the Esquel narrow gauge was about as close as you could get to experiencing abandoned lines on the Rio Grande, like the Valley line and Poncha Pass with their dramatic mountain backdrops. Here are a few pictures of happy days on narrow gauge in Patagonia.
The Ingeniero Jacobacci to Esquel mixed train is a couple of hours away from finishing it's 275-mile run, and will soon make a water stop at Lepa, November 14, 1978
A northbound double headed freight
A happy Mate tea break along the line
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2019 11:19PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
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Olaf Rasmussen | January 27, 2019 09:03AM |
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John West | January 27, 2019 11:06AM |
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Olaf Rasmussen | January 28, 2019 08:06PM |
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John West | January 28, 2019 11:42PM |
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Rader Sidetrack | January 29, 2019 12:27AM |
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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