Re: (NNG) Sept 2010 AAPRCO Special: "San Juan Limited" on San Luis & Rio Grande
| September 26, 2010 10:23PM |
Okay, this is my first time!! I wanted to include a few shots from the Private Car train to Alamosa, Colorado. The first and second picture show some of the private cars in Alamosa, Colorado. The crews consisted of Engineer and Conductor 1st section: Charlie Shawcroft and Donavan Marquez and the 2nd section Carlos "ME" Llamas and Beau Richardson. Charlie ran the 20 car train to La Veta in one section and then the train was split into 2 sections for movement over La Veta Pass. Picture's 3 and 4 show the Amtrak Locomotives being stored in La Veta, Colorado. I piloted these locomotives from Walsenburg to La Veta with Amtrak crews and myself onboard. The last picture shows the SLRG mac-90's in Walsenburg waiting for the Passenger train. More to come!!
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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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