John K Wrote:
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> Your answer is along the lines I was thinking...
> but have no way of verifying. I'd also guess that
> Chama may have held on to some tools and
> capabilities longer, as it was also a division
> point, correct?
>
> I'm guessing Sargent also started to decline as
> soon as the Mudhens came on the scene in the early
> years of the century, as most of those were used
> Salida to Gunnison. I could be completely wrong,
> but I'd think most of the stuff to be found at
> Sargent would have been hand tools, maybe a drill
> press or lathe if there was a steam boiler.
>
> Very cool question...
I'm not saying this to be divisive or accusative, but, when the Chama roundhouse was deserted in the 1960s, it was looted by locals (who thought the railroad was being removed) of anything they could carry or drag. I've seen some of the plunder.