315-463-488 Triple Header on October 19, 2019
| October 27, 2019 08:04PM |
Cumbres & Toltec scheduled a triple header with 315, 463, and 488 for Saturday, October 19, the first such combination ever. Friday, October 18, was a cold, snowy day in the San Juan mountains.
I left Ridgway mid day to at least get over Red Mountain Pass before the roads got too icy. Stopping in Silverton, I found 481 backing her heavy 12-car train from the wye into Silverton amid strong winds and blowing snow.
By Saturday morning the fast-moving storm was gone and another Indian Summer day greeted the three engines for the run to Cumbres. Here315 CMO Tom Artzberger is doing some last minute oiling around.
No shortage of power here as the triple header starts the climb to Cumbres
I left Ridgway mid day to at least get over Red Mountain Pass before the roads got too icy. Stopping in Silverton, I found 481 backing her heavy 12-car train from the wye into Silverton amid strong winds and blowing snow.
By Saturday morning the fast-moving storm was gone and another Indian Summer day greeted the three engines for the run to Cumbres. Here315 CMO Tom Artzberger is doing some last minute oiling around.
No shortage of power here as the triple header starts the climb to Cumbres
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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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