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Jerry Day

April 04, 2012 06:05PM

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Ryan Masecar Wrote:
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> I'm not familiar with this - the wye was extended
> for National, but why was it extended? Were
> National loading full trains at Cumbres?

Orginally there was a tie plant in Alamsoa. About this time it was replaced by a new one in Salida. Timber was cut all around the narrow gauge for making mine timbers, bridge timbers, telephone and power poles.

Timber was cut on Cumbres Pass and loaded into cars on the tail of the wye which functioned as a spur.

Jerry Day

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Cumbres Wye	Jerry Day	April 04, 2012 09:03AM
Re: Cumbres Wye	John Cole	April 04, 2012 09:36AM
Re: Cumbres Wye	Jerry Day	April 04, 2012 06:06PM
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Re: Cumbres Wye	ROW Explorer	April 04, 2012 07:51PM
Re: Cumbres Wye	Ryan Masecar	April 04, 2012 10:19AM
Re: Cumbres Wye	Jerry Day	April 04, 2012 06:05PM
Re: Cumbres Wye - National datenails	rod	April 05, 2012 11:44PM
Re: Cumbres Wye - National datenails	Earl	April 06, 2012 08:20AM

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