Re: Where's Waldo . . . er, I mean Wallboard?

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Dave,

> This is the same place where Ernie has a shot of
> the last two carloads EVER being delivered.  His
> shot is taken looking the other direction as #483
> spots the two cars and nothing else.  Your shots
> are a cool comparison.


Hi, Greg -

Ernie sent me another batch of negatives a few days ago, and I've nearly burned out my scanner – not to mention what little is left of my feeble brain – over the weekend.  Whereas I was focused mainly on getting dramatic photos of the locomotives during those two days, Ernie was busy documenting the whole enchilada, and got several photos of the two bulkhead flats with their loads of wallboard.  While I was chasing #483 and #484 westbound from Alamosa to Chama on August 28, he followed #498 eastbound from Durango, but on the 29th Ernie chased #483 a short way west out of town before joining the gang following #498 and #484 up the hill.  Here's #483 with your two loads of wallboard just a couple of miles out of town:

Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.

Much later in the day, he caught "your" wallboard crossing Highway 160 as the train started its long descent down Bocea Hill into Durango:

Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.

For two more of Ernie's beautiful photos from 08/29/68 that feature the two loads of wallboard, see [ngdiscussion.net] and [ngdiscussion.net].

Except for the Silverton Train, the D&RGW narrow gauge was quiet on Friday, August 30, but on Saturday #483 pulled the last steam-powered regular* revenue freight on an American class-one railroad, a round trip to deliver loads to Aztec & Farmington and bring empties back to Durango.  Here's the southbound train a short way out of Durango:

Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.

. . . taking water at the tank in Farmington:

Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.

. . . and spotting the two loads of wallboard at the Farmington Lumber & Hardware Company's warehouse:

Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender

*  A steam-powered freight not associated in some way with a charter or P.R. activity, such as U.P. using #844 to haul freight when she is being moved from one location to another in conjunction with a special event.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2018 08:30PM by Russo Loco.