Re: Warren Silica Then and Now
| November 03, 2014 07:16PM |
This qualifies for exactly what Bruce mentioned. I hiked the entire grade and sad to say, they did not forget to scrap either of the Class A Climaxes or the two truck Shay they had. They also hauled out the Thew Shovel when they shut down in 1928:
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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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