Re: D&RGW Opening Day, 05/28/68 - Southwest of Antonito, and a 'Wherezit?'
| May 28, 2018 10:33AM |
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Hello once more -
The San Juan Extension separates from the remainder of the line to Santa Fe at the wye on the south side of Antonito, and heads southwest toward Lava for the next ten miles or so. Ernie knows all the roads and ruts anywhere near the railroad, and followed one of them along the tracks and then climbed to the edge of the mesa to the west near Ferguson's (aka Hangman's) Trestle, where he caught this long view of the little train with the Perlite plant in the background at the upper right:
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
He and John West weren't the only ones following the Mad Dash that day; there's an unidentified photographer in the first frame below:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
It took me a while to figure out where Ernie was standing when he took the following series, so I'll let youse guys work on it for a bit before adding a couple more clues:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(Added at 12:40 p.m. PDT): No guesses yet, so I'll add a couple more clues:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(Added at 5:20 p.m. PDT): Still no guesses, so here's the last clue (that's the north slope of a well-known peak at the far right of the photo):
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2018 03:59PM by Russo Loco.
The San Juan Extension separates from the remainder of the line to Santa Fe at the wye on the south side of Antonito, and heads southwest toward Lava for the next ten miles or so. Ernie knows all the roads and ruts anywhere near the railroad, and followed one of them along the tracks and then climbed to the edge of the mesa to the west near Ferguson's (aka Hangman's) Trestle, where he caught this long view of the little train with the Perlite plant in the background at the upper right:
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
He and John West weren't the only ones following the Mad Dash that day; there's an unidentified photographer in the first frame below:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
It took me a while to figure out where Ernie was standing when he took the following series, so I'll let youse guys work on it for a bit before adding a couple more clues:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(Added at 12:40 p.m. PDT): No guesses yet, so I'll add a couple more clues:
Photos Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(Added at 5:20 p.m. PDT): Still no guesses, so here's the last clue (that's the north slope of a well-known peak at the far right of the photo):
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2018 03:59PM by Russo Loco.
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