Swinging Aboard The Narrow Gauge!
| December 29, 2019 06:34AM |
Here is a nice shot of a passenger with "standard gauge luggage" swinging aboard the narrow gauge parlor car "Chama" at the Alamosa, Colorado depot on July 18, 1950. Soon he will have his suitcase stowed away and he can settle down in the plush seats of the parlor car to enjoy his pipe.
The San Juan was the last narrow gauge train to have parlor cars in their consist in the U.S..
Martin
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2019 11:34AM by LOGGERHOGGER.
The San Juan was the last narrow gauge train to have parlor cars in their consist in the U.S..
Martin
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2019 11:34AM by LOGGERHOGGER.
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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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