Good Evening -
It appears from Ernie's subsequent photos that the gons of ballast and other track supplies were left on the siding at Falfa
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Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
In any event, the weeds did not prevent the train from drifting down Bocea Hill on her approach to Durango
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Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
(To be continued.)
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Roosso
* Earl Wrote (on 11/27/19):
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> The last west bound train in August of 1968
> stalled climbing the hill out of Florida tank.
> They cut the train and took the forward part
> to Falfa and set it out. They then returned to
> remainder of the train and took it up the hill.
> At Falfa, they decided to highball the cars set
> out on the siding and ran on into Durango. No
> trains ever came back to to retrieve the set out
> cars. They remained until scrapped when the
> railroad was torn up.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/2019 12:41PM by Russo Loco.