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Dave Peterson

April 03, 2016 11:30PM

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Incredible footage! Never thought I'd ever see any film on these railroads. Like how the brakeman appears to be riding the bottom step of the coach and the multitude of people jostling to get a view from the back platform. Someday I hope to explore this forgotten railroad...

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.