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Jimmy Blouch

August 26, 2011 08:02AM

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Charile McCandless
I am still curious why M.C. Fitzer gave up his San Juan run. He was No. 2 in Durango at that time behind J.C. Basher, who had the switch engine.
I would imagine some of those rock cars were held for later. No narrow gauge engine the Rio Grande had could handle 53 loaded rock cars at once in that territory ~ close to 2,000 tons.

Fitzer may have taken the work train job to earn more money, a lot of overtime involved.

I believe the loading of 50 cars involves loading x number of cars, dumping them and loading them again.

Jimmy

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Alamosa August 25 1936	Jimmy Blouch	August 25, 2011 10:18PM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	CharlieMcCandless	August 26, 2011 03:45AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	Jimmy Blouch	August 26, 2011 08:02AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	CharlieMcCandless	August 26, 2011 07:18PM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	Herb Kelsey	August 26, 2011 04:48AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	Jim McKee	August 26, 2011 11:29AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	Jimmy Blouch	August 26, 2011 11:43AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936, two quick nits	hank	September 11, 2011 11:11AM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936, two quick nits	Jimmy Blouch	September 11, 2011 01:11PM
Re: Alamosa August 25 1936	Ryan Morris	April 08, 2019 07:20PM

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