Re: D&SNG in the early Days
| November 21, 2011 03:16PM |
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Fritz - That final November 1981 train was interesting ro say the least. The 481 with no plow and lots of snow. I rode the train on my day off just for the experience. Mark Yeamans was the fireman that day with the late Jeff McCandless as engineer. Here are few shots recording one of the firsts on the DSNG.
Amos observing the water stop at Needleton Tank on the way to Silverton. Note, one of the MOW employees rode in the cab. He was there to clean switches, remove rocks, etc. No track patrolman this day. He is assisting by talking water.
Mark Yeamans
Jeff McCandless and Mark Yeamans at Silverton
Taking water at Needleton on the return trip to Durango.
Amos observing the water stop at Needleton Tank on the way to Silverton. Note, one of the MOW employees rode in the cab. He was there to clean switches, remove rocks, etc. No track patrolman this day. He is assisting by talking water.
Mark Yeamans
Jeff McCandless and Mark Yeamans at Silverton
Taking water at Needleton on the return trip to Durango.
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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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