Re: Alamosa September 17 1944

That must have been a wonderful site if we were there to see Ex 481 West meet #116 a at Azotea siding. That must have been a Saw-by. The 1949 timetable gives the siding 32 car capacity but the train was 38 cars. It would be interesting to lean why a there was a pick up there unless it was an empty stock car. The only industry left there would be sheep or cattle loading at the stock pen.

This was the site of the A.T.Sullenberger Lumber company that owned its own railroad and locomotive. The June 11, 1890 Northern New Mexican newspaper has just been found with the following "Chama Item: A. T. Sullenberger has sold his engine to Otto Mears, of Rainbow route." This is twenty month after the CRRM roster say that former #29 was traded for #2 by ATS, so did Otto Mears buy a locomotive no one has ever learned about?
John E.