Re: 493 and 498 on maximum tonnage freight 10-2-67
| March 07, 2019 09:35PM |
The double header has crossed the Conejos River bridge and is approaching Antonito
Shortly before, the train had passed Romeo siding
In Antonito the train pulled past the three-rail yard, and the engines backed the first section of the train into the siding, and then both engines backed into Antonito for coaling at the Red Devil and lunch at the Dutch Mill café.
After return from "town", 498 coupled on to the rear section of the train and 493 picked up the front section in the siding
Shortly before, the train had passed Romeo siding
In Antonito the train pulled past the three-rail yard, and the engines backed the first section of the train into the siding, and then both engines backed into Antonito for coaling at the Red Devil and lunch at the Dutch Mill café.
After return from "town", 498 coupled on to the rear section of the train and 493 picked up the front section in the siding
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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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