Re: Last dual gauge revenue run??

Hi, John -

Ernie's book covers the operations between Alamosa and Chama in the final years, 1965-1968,
and there are no photos of dual-gauge operations of any kind.  There is one photo and caption
indicating that the third rails of sidings serving industries were removed in 1966. It's hard for me
to imagine any industry between Alamosa and Antonito that would have shipped or received
anything via the narrow gauge for many years, but it's possible that narrow gauge engines still
spotted standard gauge cars on these sidings until the fall of 1964 when the refinery closed and
the frequency of narrow-gauge trains plummeted.

- Russ