Re: Food for thought (pics)
| June 24, 2011 10:01PM |
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Hi, Mike -
There is ALREADY a diseasel on the C&TS, and it's been there long enough - nearly 40 years -
to be considered "historic". IIRC, back in the Scenic Railways days, one of the trips available
on the C&TS was from Cumbres to Sublette (or maybe Big Horn) and return behind #19; these
trips covered the majority of the scenic highlights of the line - about the only thing missing was
double-heading up the 4% from Chama to Cumbres - and they were well patronized.
IMHO, this is an option that should be brought back - at least on weekends, and other times when #19 isn't needed by the track crews.
These have been posted before, but here's #19 at Cumbres in late September, 1975:
... and later in the day at Sublette,* with what looks to me like at least 50 ticketed passengers:
These trips, rather obviously, made good money for the railroad - at least during the Color Season ...
- Russ
* Water? We don't need no stinkin' water!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/2012 08:30PM by Russo Loco.
There is ALREADY a diseasel on the C&TS, and it's been there long enough - nearly 40 years -
to be considered "historic". IIRC, back in the Scenic Railways days, one of the trips available
on the C&TS was from Cumbres to Sublette (or maybe Big Horn) and return behind #19; these
trips covered the majority of the scenic highlights of the line - about the only thing missing was
double-heading up the 4% from Chama to Cumbres - and they were well patronized.
IMHO, this is an option that should be brought back - at least on weekends, and other times when #19 isn't needed by the track crews.
These have been posted before, but here's #19 at Cumbres in late September, 1975:
... and later in the day at Sublette,* with what looks to me like at least 50 ticketed passengers:
These trips, rather obviously, made good money for the railroad - at least during the Color Season ...
- Russ
* Water? We don't need no stinkin' water!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/2012 08:30PM by Russo Loco.
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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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