Re: No detail is too trivial . . . I'm Hungry!
| March 19, 2019 01:12PM |
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Chris Walker Wrote:
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> So does any one care to tell me where the D&RGW
> loco crews got their break? Or shall I assume they
> weren't allowed any.
Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> I believe the westbound train crews took a break
> in Antonito before running mid-train to Cumbres.
> Between Durango and Chama, Gato was known
> as a good place to have a lunch break!
Right On, Greg -
Here's one – and only one – of two members of the crew of 'The Mad Dash' enjoying their break at what I believe is The Dutch Mill in Antonito, on May 28, 1968. I mistakenly thought it was Road Foreman of Engines Jim Pearce facing the camera, but Earl says no (see next message). Looking back at the 'Break In' thread (see [ngdiscussion.net] et seq) it appears that it may be fireman Stanley Smith with his back to us, but now I have no idea who the other fellow is; Ernie's notes didn't mention this single photo he took of the crew in between several that he took of the engines being serviced:
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
For a lunch break at Gato, see the last two photos on my post at [ngdiscussion.net]. If you look real close at the last one, you can see the crew enjoying lunch "under the shade ofa coolibah tree an old water tower."
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/2019 01:40PM by Russo Loco.
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> So does any one care to tell me where the D&RGW
> loco crews got their break? Or shall I assume they
> weren't allowed any.
Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> I believe the westbound train crews took a break
> in Antonito before running mid-train to Cumbres.
> Between Durango and Chama, Gato was known
> as a good place to have a lunch break!
Right On, Greg -
Here's one – and only one – of two members of the crew of 'The Mad Dash' enjoying their break at what I believe is The Dutch Mill in Antonito, on May 28, 1968. I mistakenly thought it was Road Foreman of Engines Jim Pearce facing the camera, but Earl says no (see next message). Looking back at the 'Break In' thread (see [ngdiscussion.net] et seq) it appears that it may be fireman Stanley Smith with his back to us, but now I have no idea who the other fellow is; Ernie's notes didn't mention this single photo he took of the crew in between several that he took of the engines being serviced:
Photo Copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
For a lunch break at Gato, see the last two photos on my post at [ngdiscussion.net]. If you look real close at the last one, you can see the crew enjoying lunch "under the shade of
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/2019 01:40PM by Russo Loco.
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