Re: Antonito, Colorado coaling facility
| November 26, 2012 10:25AM |
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The Coal Shute at Antonito had to hand shoveled from the car. While in Sargents, coal could be unloaded from a drop-bottom coal car or "gon". Is that one of the first 4 wheeled D&RG baggage cars "A" or "B" that was possibly converted to cabeese 1-4 to the right of the shute on the ground?
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