Re: The Last Fire

As Many have stated in previous threads, most of the engines were just limping along, with the very minimum repair done, while the Rio Grande was trying to close the narrow gauge down for good. I am just curious which of the 490's could have kept on going, if the Rio Grande would have been forced to stay in operation another few years. I see in your list that 498 and 493 along with 483 and 484 were the last to have their fires dropped in 1968. Were there any that were being re-flued at the time the Rio Grande was working on closing the line?

Thanks again for preserving all this precious information and then for your willingness to share it with others.