December 11, 2017 09:56PM
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John West Wrote:
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> Did the Alamosa platform ice ng. reefers? I
> presume that any inbound (ie,, westbound)
> perishable loads on the ng. might get iced at
> Alamosa, although the volume probably was small
> compared to eastbound standard gauge perishables
> from the valley.
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> JBWX
The ice house in Alamosa was in East Yard, across the river. They did have dual gauge track to it. The ice house was a big building south of the main track in the middle of the yard. The foundation still exists. The track on the south side of the main line is still known as the "ice house track". To the west and south of the ice house, the Rio Grande River was dammed and the water diverted into several rectangular ponds where the water would freeze in the winter to stock the ice house. You can see these ponds today, although I've never seen any water diverted into them.
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