Re: Last revenue freights, August 1968
| April 20, 2009 12:46PM |
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Hi, Craig -
IIRC, there were only a few fans chasing the last runs. Ernie Robart was there, of course, Drew (obviously), and Olaf Rasmussen showed up all the way from Hanford, Washington. Maybe a half-dozen in all chasing #483 & #484 from Alamosa to Chama. Even fewer chased #498 eastbound beyond Cumbres as Ernie & Olaf turned around at Los Pinos and chased #483 to Durango and then Farmington. Just Roger Callender and I followed the cowpath south of Antonito toward Lava Tank; my Triumph TR-4 "jeep" got us only as far as the small trestle at MP 286.72 (See [ngdiscussion.net]).
- Russ
Here's Olaf in his VW racing the doubleheader west on 08/28/68:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/2016 01:01PM by Russo Loco.
IIRC, there were only a few fans chasing the last runs. Ernie Robart was there, of course, Drew (obviously), and Olaf Rasmussen showed up all the way from Hanford, Washington. Maybe a half-dozen in all chasing #483 & #484 from Alamosa to Chama. Even fewer chased #498 eastbound beyond Cumbres as Ernie & Olaf turned around at Los Pinos and chased #483 to Durango and then Farmington. Just Roger Callender and I followed the cowpath south of Antonito toward Lava Tank; my Triumph TR-4 "jeep" got us only as far as the small trestle at MP 286.72 (See [ngdiscussion.net]).
- Russ
Here's Olaf in his VW racing the doubleheader west on 08/28/68:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/12/2016 01:01PM by Russo Loco.
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