Re: 1968 Timeline - the last runs, etc. (link)
| February 12, 2014 01:23PM |
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Sawyer463 Wrote:
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> That's kinda sad to see ... it's a real melan-
> choly feeling to think that, after 498 ties up in
> Alamosa, the Narrow Gauge is dead and gone.
> Since I think the train 476 hauled deadhead over
> Cumbres that had - 481, wasn't it? -in tow to Dur-
> ango had already happened by that time. At least
> if I have the timeline correct in my head (and that's
> highly doubtful)
Sawyer et al -
The late-August 1968 runs were the last REVENUE freights on the D&RGW Sawn Juan extension. As noted by Dirk and Charlie (below), in addition to the movie- (and money-) making trains there were a few more NON-revenue operations in the fall of 1968. There's a fairly complete summary of all D&RGW narrow gauge freight activity at [ngdiscussion.net], which I'll be very happy to update if anyone has additional information.
- Rússo
p.s. For some even more melancholy photos, see Rich Muth's post at [ngdiscussion.net], and my two responses ...
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2014 01:43PM by Russo Loco.
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> That's kinda sad to see ... it's a real melan-
> choly feeling to think that, after 498 ties up in
> Alamosa, the Narrow Gauge is dead and gone.
> Since I think the train 476 hauled deadhead over
> Cumbres that had - 481, wasn't it? -in tow to Dur-
> ango had already happened by that time. At least
> if I have the timeline correct in my head (and that's
> highly doubtful)
Sawyer et al -
The late-August 1968 runs were the last REVENUE freights on the D&RGW Sawn Juan extension. As noted by Dirk and Charlie (below), in addition to the movie- (and money-) making trains there were a few more NON-revenue operations in the fall of 1968. There's a fairly complete summary of all D&RGW narrow gauge freight activity at [ngdiscussion.net], which I'll be very happy to update if anyone has additional information.
- Rússo
p.s. For some even more melancholy photos, see Rich Muth's post at [ngdiscussion.net], and my two responses ...
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/2014 01:43PM by Russo Loco.
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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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