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drgwk37

January 01, 2011 01:52PM

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Jerry Day Wrote:
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>
> The film shows the date as January 25, 1932, but
> D&RGW records show no trains over the pass on that
> date. The line was shut down for several days.
> Next train over the pass was OM with 499, and 491
> on the 29th.
>
> Jerry Day
> the guy with the D&RGW fetish

I'd say that would be pretty accurate. Was the OM based out of Alamosa at that time or was it just going back to Chama from an earlier run originating from Chama a few days earlier?

thanks for any input

William
aka drgwk37

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Re: Speaking of Rotaries--two almost new 490's for power!!!	drgwk37	January 01, 2011 07:51AM
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