Rogers Whitaker memorial plaque at C&TS summit
| February 17, 2008 04:56PM |
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At the Cumbres Summit on the Cumbres & Toltec, a few hundred yards down the tracks (headed towards Chama) I found this plaque in 2006. In June of 2007 I looked for it again, but there was mud erosion; the tie and plaque were covered.
What is the story behind this memorial, and who was Mr. Whitaker?
The plaque reads:
EMFRIMB
WORLDS GREATEST RAILROAD BUFF
ROGERS E.M. WHITAKER
JANUARY 15, 1900 – MAY 11, 1981
TRAVELLED 2,748,674.73 MILES
ON RAILROADS …. JULY 1981
Thank you,
Matthew
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mfmalk | February 17, 2008 04:56PM |
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HOD Bill | February 17, 2008 07:28PM |
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