Re: #476 near Arboles in 1960

Earl Wrote:
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> These guys are a mile or so west of old Arboles.
> Departing Arboles, crossing the Piedra River, the
> line swung north into a big sweeping S-curve
> starting up the 1.42% grade out of the valley.
> You can see the train behind coming out of the
> upper portion of the S-curve. The road crossing
> is the old road down to old Arboles. Both engines
> are working hard lift all those cars of pipe up
> the hill.
>
> All this is now under Navajo Reservoir. The new
> line was built on against the distant hillside.
> New Arboles would be a few hundred yards up
> the hill to the left.


Thank you, Earl -

I knew about the line relocation in 1962, but didn't realize that there had been an "Old Arboles" down in the valley.

Here's #476 with the 'Iron Horse June Journey' near the top of the same hill on June 3, 1960:


IIRC, the Kiwanis Kolor Karavan in late September was the first excursion to cross the new bridge.  Here's #483 with the eastbound third day of the trip on 09/30/62:


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