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Russo Loco

October 25, 2020 05:37PM

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Fifty years ago this afternoon ended the first season of "operations" on the brand new Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad -

Quoting from [ngdiscussion.net], which in turn was copied from page 73 of the "Operations" chapter written by Ernie Robart for Terry Ross' book on the beginnings of the C&TS:

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Oct. 24 & 25: "The last weekend of steam on the C&TS for 1970. A lot of switching was done, including placing the six dead engines three by three beside the engine house. All C&TS equipment was moved to the north end of the yard, and all of the scrappers cars to the south end. #483's fire was dropped and she was moved forward into the engine-house for the winter with boxcar #3339 – a future passenger car – in the adjoining stall."

Another long, nearly dead winter on the Narrow Gauge began — but this time there was hope that the railroad would survive!

- Roosso

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First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	chamafun463	November 16, 2010 08:24PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	CharlieMcCandless	November 16, 2010 10:08PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	CharlieMcCandless	November 17, 2010 06:22AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	tpeterman	November 17, 2010 06:45AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Greg Scholl	November 17, 2010 07:09AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Steve Forney	November 17, 2010 11:04AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	CharlieMcCandless	November 17, 2010 02:25PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 18, 2010 02:08AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	BrianJ	November 18, 2010 09:28AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	CharlieMcCandless	November 18, 2010 07:17PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Greg Scholl	November 19, 2010 07:01AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Earl	November 19, 2010 01:04PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Greg Scholl	November 19, 2010 02:45PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1970 (Ernie's pics)	Russo Loco	November 19, 2010 03:18PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1970 (more pics)	Russo Loco	November 19, 2010 03:43PM
Re: Last C&TS Operations in 1970	Russo Loco	October 25, 2020 05:37PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1971 (pics)	Russo Loco	November 19, 2010 04:31PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1972 (pics)	Russo Loco	November 19, 2010 04:55PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1972 (more pics)	Russo Loco	November 19, 2010 05:29PM
Re: C&TS Operations in 1972 (more pics)	Greg Scholl	November 19, 2010 06:05PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 20, 2010 05:15AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Greg Scholl	November 20, 2010 06:30AM
First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	chamafun463	November 21, 2010 08:39PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 20, 2010 05:52AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 20, 2010 07:29AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 21, 2010 06:52PM
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Re: Jim Shawcroft	JEO	October 21, 2020 01:40PM
Re: Jim Shawcroft (link to pics)	Russo Loco	October 21, 2020 08:04PM
Re: Jim Shawcroft	Tank Smith	October 23, 2020 04:11PM
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Re: Jim Shawcroft	Tank Smith	October 23, 2020 05:12PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 22, 2010 10:35AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	CharlieMcCandless	November 22, 2010 07:55PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	chamafun463	November 22, 2010 09:08PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 23, 2010 03:42AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 23, 2010 03:10AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 23, 2010 02:54AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 24, 2010 05:13PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 23, 2010 03:20AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 24, 2010 05:31PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 26, 2010 04:49AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 26, 2010 06:25AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	December 02, 2010 12:39AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	MD Ramsey	November 26, 2010 08:10AM
Re: "Extra 483 East" - 10/16/70 (pics)	Russo Loco	November 20, 2010 12:29PM
Re: "Extra 483 East" - 10/16/70 (pics)	employee2	December 17, 2010 02:26AM
Re: "Extra 483 West" - 10/17/70	Russo Loco	December 17, 2010 09:22PM
Re: "Extras 483 West" - Oct. 17, 18 & 19, 1970 . . .	Russo Loco	February 27, 2017 07:28PM
Re: "Extra 483 East" - 10/16/70 (more pics)	Russo Loco	October 16, 2020 06:21PM
Re: "Extra 483 East" - 10/16/70 (more pics)	Russo Loco	October 16, 2020 06:56PM
Re: "Extra 483 East" - 10/16/70 (more pics)	Olaf Rasmussen	October 18, 2020 08:26AM
Re: NG (& NNG) scenic adventures -	Russo Loco	October 18, 2020 10:54PM
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Re: The First Decade of the C&TS -	Russo Loco	October 20, 2020 12:35PM
Re: The First Decade of the C&TS -	davidtltc	October 22, 2020 02:18PM
Re: Antonito to Cumbres?	Chatzi473	November 17, 2010 09:32AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	December 24, 2010 10:57AM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	gothpapa	November 19, 2010 03:41PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	chamafun463	November 21, 2010 08:27PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Fritz Klinke	November 26, 2010 02:51PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Greg Scholl	November 26, 2010 03:06PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	Fritz Klinke	November 26, 2010 08:25PM
Re: First C&T, Scenic Operated Revenue Train?	employee2	November 27, 2010 03:33AM

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