Re: 40 Years Ago Today (2) - The LAST Real Freight
| August 30, 2008 08:59PM |
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IIRC, Jim Shawcroft was fireman on #484 on the 28th, westbound. I presume he would have fired #498 on the eastbound from Chama to Alamosa, rather than going on to Durango.
Here's #498 approaching Antonito:
. . . and Eldon & Gayle "fumigating" the yard as they leave town:
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"Th' . . . Th' . . . That's All, Folks!"
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2017 06:58PM by Russo Loco.
Here's #498 approaching Antonito:
. . . and Eldon & Gayle "fumigating" the yard as they leave town:
.
"Th' . . . Th' . . . That's All, Folks!"
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2017 06:58PM by Russo Loco.
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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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