Re: Russo in Durango (pic) - and Alamosa (more pics, but NNG) ... 
| June 22, 2012 08:35PM |
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Hi Betty -
One of the reasons I was smiling - in addition to the joy of meeting up with several friends on
Thursday - was being able to catch a pair of K-28's at Elbert Creek (aka "The Little High Line"):
Not only was there a green car in the consist, traces of green were still showing under the soot on #473's jacket!
*****
I got to Alamosa on Friday afternoon well before the regular train returned from La Veta. I didn't have any green paint with me, so I couldn't do a make-over on this beautiful ex-I.C. observation, but I did manage to change her name to "Curmudgeon's Club". That's one of the SL&RG's big SD-90's in the background:
A few minutes later #18 steamed into town; IIRC that silver-painted sand tower to her left is the same one used in steam days, and which shows up in photos of K-36's being serviced that JBWX and I were lucky enough to capture in the 1960's:
While the engineer* watched for a signal from the conductor, the squinty-eyed fireman kept a cautious lookout for vandals; apparently he had been warned that a migrating yetti had been spotted earlier in the week headed this way:
The suspicious fireman then carefully inspected his steed for signs of green paint:
- Russo
* The engineer is Michael Shawcroft, grandson of 60's D&RGW fireman and 70's C&TS engineer Jim Shawcroft - see the second photo on [ngdiscussion.net] and the third one on [ngdiscussion.net].
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2012 10:49PM by Russo Loco.
One of the reasons I was smiling - in addition to the joy of meeting up with several friends on
Thursday - was being able to catch a pair of K-28's at Elbert Creek (aka "The Little High Line"):
Not only was there a green car in the consist, traces of green were still showing under the soot on #473's jacket!
*****
I got to Alamosa on Friday afternoon well before the regular train returned from La Veta. I didn't have any green paint with me, so I couldn't do a make-over on this beautiful ex-I.C. observation, but I did manage to change her name to "Curmudgeon's Club". That's one of the SL&RG's big SD-90's in the background:
A few minutes later #18 steamed into town; IIRC that silver-painted sand tower to her left is the same one used in steam days, and which shows up in photos of K-36's being serviced that JBWX and I were lucky enough to capture in the 1960's:
While the engineer* watched for a signal from the conductor, the squinty-eyed fireman kept a cautious lookout for vandals; apparently he had been warned that a migrating yetti had been spotted earlier in the week headed this way:
The suspicious fireman then carefully inspected his steed for signs of green paint:
- Russo
* The engineer is Michael Shawcroft, grandson of 60's D&RGW fireman and 70's C&TS engineer Jim Shawcroft - see the second photo on [ngdiscussion.net] and the third one on [ngdiscussion.net].
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2012 10:49PM by Russo Loco.
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