Re: THE 463

Dave Boyer Wrote:
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> I believe the last time the 463 ran was Chama
> Steam I in October 2002. I vividly recall her
> going to Antonito for the winter and disappearing
> in the snow storm that afternoon at Cumbres.
>
> By coincidence, I was also on the passenger train
> the day her rod broke. The engine was pulling the
> train from Antonito when we stopped at Sublette
> for water and the crew found the broken rod. We
> all got to ride behind the #19 which backed down
> from Toltec. The #19 had to put the MOW equipment
> in the siding and I remember the equipment or the
> engine brushed against one coach near the west
> switch and left some nasty scratches. All the
> passengers were herded into the front coaches, and
> the concession car and some others were left at
> Sublette. #19 pulled us to Osier where another
> engine took us to Cumbres. The trip terminated
> there that day. Later that season, she received
> the rod from the 464 on the Huckleberry RR.

You are just full of luck!!