Next-to-Last Freights over Cumbres - 07/17-18/68
| July 17, 2018 11:57AM |
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Hello again -
Ernie Robart sent me another big batch of 35mm negs to scan last month – again, more than 200 photos – this time covering some of the July, 1968 freight action on the D&RGW San Juan Extension. He caught up with the July 17 westbound freight just north of Antonito:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
He caught engine #493 shoving a load of coal into place at the Red Devil Loader while #483's tender was topped off with fuel:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . and #483 moving forward to the water tower:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . before getting these two fine portraits of road engine #493 and helper #483:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Ernie then headed west to Big Horn Peak while #493 was fueled & watered and the two engines reunited with their train.
(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2018 04:17PM by Russo Loco.
Ernie Robart sent me another big batch of 35mm negs to scan last month – again, more than 200 photos – this time covering some of the July, 1968 freight action on the D&RGW San Juan Extension. He caught up with the July 17 westbound freight just north of Antonito:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
He caught engine #493 shoving a load of coal into place at the Red Devil Loader while #483's tender was topped off with fuel:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . and #483 moving forward to the water tower:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . before getting these two fine portraits of road engine #493 and helper #483:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Ernie then headed west to Big Horn Peak while #493 was fueled & watered and the two engines reunited with their train.
(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2018 04:17PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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