Re: Narrow gauge operations in August 1966

Here are two photos from the previous day, Olaf -

#483 and #492 at Gato, en route from Durango to Chama.  Note the bags of sand on the fireman's side running boards of both engines:




And here are three from the morning that I first met you and Ernie, 08/16/66.  They were a bit underexposed, and "Old Scratch" damaged the color slides more than the b&w negs above, so these took a lot of work to make even halfway presentable:


#492 isn't making much smoke here — maybe this is just after she spun out and #483 is doing all the work . . .


#483 getting a drink before heading back to Chama after a hard morning of REALLY earning her keep:


- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/2019 08:43PM by Russo Loco.