Russo Wrote
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> • Sunday, Oct. 4, 1970 – {The} First
> C&TS excursion - The Governor's Special -
> operated from Antonito to Osier and return.
Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> Were there any other special trains, or public
> passenger trains in 1970?
> I guess I always considered the first year to
> be 1971. At least for the public.
SFAIK, Greg -
The Governor's Special was the only train that the C&TS operated for the public in 1970, although one or two of the equipment moves did seem to have had larger crews than absolutely necessary
. . .
And you are right that "for profit" operations began in the summer of 1971. I saw one train each way over Labor Day Weekend, with a freshly painted (and unlettered) #483 on the point, but IIRC #484 had pulled the first train a few weeks before.
Roosso
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2020 07:41PM by Russo Loco.