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Jimmy Blouch

March 12, 2010 02:56PM

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ChasM
Had 490 been under repair at Alamosa between end January and start March and was the trip to Chama by way of a test trip?

Usually the train sheets indicate if a run is a "break in" run. And usually it is as a light engine, possibly with shop personnel along to observe. For the date of March 9 1945 "break in" is not shown. It appears there was a power shortage at Alamosa and the 490 was used to fill the gap. I guess it is possible to say that the run could have been a break in and emergency use both.

On a recent posting engine 464 came out of the shop on a west bound freight, Alamosa to Chama, and then ran light Chama to Durango.

Jimmy

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Alamosa March 10 1945	Jimmy Blouch	March 10, 2010 01:49PM
Re: Alamosa March 10 1945	Jim McKee	March 10, 2010 05:29PM
Re: Alamosa March 10 1945	Jimmy Blouch	March 10, 2010 10:39PM
490 on Cumbres	CharlieMcCandless	March 11, 2010 07:21AM
Re: 490 on Cumbres	Jimmy Blouch	March 11, 2010 04:02PM
Re: Alamosa March 10 1945	ChasM	March 12, 2010 05:54AM
490 westbound	CharlieMcCandless	March 12, 2010 07:34AM
Re: Alamosa March 10 1945	Jimmy Blouch	March 12, 2010 02:56PM

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