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Russo Loco

May 22, 2018 12:24PM

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Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> I am surprised nobody mentioned the sag in
> the tender of 478. I had not thought about the
> painted pilot. Good catch Russ. Nice he
> stayed with it all the way back.

Ernie did a fantastic job of photographing and tracking the last four years of freight operations. The book he co-authored with Joe Hereford, 'Rio Grande Narrow Gauge – The Final Years, Alamosa to Chama', is a fabulous collection of photos and operational details.

> By the way Russ, you have an error in your text,
> stating they returned to Durango, and we all
> know its Alamosa.

You're not the first to catch that, Greg -

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Two K-28's Break-In Run to Lava - April 23, 1968	Russo Loco	May 18, 2018 12:01AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Jerry474	May 18, 2018 10:19AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Mark Valerius	May 18, 2018 10:35AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Dirk Ramsey	May 18, 2018 08:03PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Chris Walker	May 20, 2018 04:44PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Dirk Ramsey	May 20, 2018 07:56PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Mike	May 18, 2018 10:51AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Earl	May 18, 2018 10:54AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Jerry474	May 18, 2018 11:32AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Mike	May 18, 2018 11:35AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	MD Ramsey	May 18, 2018 03:19PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	davegrandt	May 18, 2018 11:06AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	rdamurphy	May 20, 2018 08:33PM
K-28 Break-In run, Alamosa to La Jara - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 18, 2018 03:14PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Greg Scholl	May 19, 2018 07:16AM
K-28 Break-In Run, La Jara & South - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 19, 2018 07:25AM
K-28 Break-In Run, South of La Jara - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 19, 2018 07:47AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Sharrod	October 29, 2018 05:56AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Russo Loco	October 29, 2018 11:25AM
K-28 Break-In Run, break time in Antonito - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 19, 2018 02:15PM
K-28 Break-In Run, Antonito to Lava Tank - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 19, 2018 06:49PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Mike	May 19, 2018 08:29PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Jim	May 19, 2018 10:10PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	John K	May 20, 2018 05:50AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	John K	May 20, 2018 07:26AM
K-28 Break-In Run, a Switcheroo at Lava Loop - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 19, 2018 11:25PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Lava Loop)	cdaspit	May 20, 2018 09:18AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Lava Loop)	davidtltc	May 20, 2018 09:51AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Lava Loop)	Tomstp	May 20, 2018 10:29AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Russo Loco	May 20, 2018 11:43AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	John K	May 22, 2018 05:25AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	hank	May 22, 2018 10:44AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Earl	May 22, 2018 11:47AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Greg Scholl	May 22, 2018 01:11PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Fritz Klinke	May 22, 2018 02:38PM
Re: Curmudgeons chasing trains - sixty years ago, +/-	Russo Loco	May 22, 2018 09:41PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	CharlieMcCandless	May 23, 2018 03:53PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Russo Loco	May 23, 2018 06:41PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Alamosa)	Earl	May 20, 2018 10:39AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Alamosa)	Earl	May 20, 2018 10:42AM
K-28 Break-In Run - Lava Loop, Tank & Pump House - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 20, 2018 10:58AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	drgw9	May 20, 2018 01:22PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Russo Loco	May 20, 2018 10:12PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . .	Greg Scholl	May 20, 2018 04:21PM
K-28 Break-In Run, Conejos Bridge to Alamosa - 04/23/68	Russo Loco	May 20, 2018 10:53PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (back to Alamosa)	Greg Scholl	May 21, 2018 11:39AM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (back to Alamosa)	Russo Loco	May 22, 2018 12:24PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (back to Alamosa)	John West	May 21, 2018 09:12PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (back to Alamosa)	Curt Bianchi	May 21, 2018 10:31PM
I didn't Photoshop it....	John West	May 21, 2018 11:19PM
Re: I Phraud-O-Shopped it . . .	Russo Loco	May 22, 2018 12:45PM
Re: #476's (and #478's) break-in run - fifty years ago . . . (Alamosa)	CharlieMcCandless	May 23, 2018 01:42PM

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