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Earl

November 25, 2014 12:45PM

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IN the 1940's 453 got the big plow for use on the Silverton Branch. In 1949 or so, 453 was set up as the Durango switcher and the big plow went to 463. In the summer the plow was removed and can be seen in some pics of the engine terminal in Durango.

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Re: 460 Alamosa	rehunn	November 22, 2014 06:29PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	NGJunkie	November 22, 2014 06:32PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Jim McKee	November 22, 2014 09:05PM
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Re: 460 Alamosa	dougvv	November 22, 2014 10:28PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Casey Akin	November 22, 2014 11:18PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	CharlieMcCandless	November 23, 2014 07:38AM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Donald Foster	November 23, 2014 07:50AM
D&RGW's Super Engines	davidtltc	November 23, 2014 09:35AM
Re: D&RGW's Super Engines	hank	November 23, 2014 09:58AM
Re: D&RGW's Super Engines	davegrandt	November 23, 2014 10:11AM
Re: D&RGW's Super Engines	davidtltc	November 23, 2014 01:05PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Earl	November 23, 2014 08:05AM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Brian Norden	November 23, 2014 10:06AM
Re: 460 Alamosa/ snow plows	rod	November 23, 2014 10:49AM
Re: 460 Alamosa	Earl	November 25, 2014 12:45PM
Re: Big Plow On Other Locomotives	Chris Walker	November 25, 2014 02:18PM
Re: Big Plow On Other Locomotives	rehunn	November 25, 2014 02:42PM
Re: Big Plow On Other Locomotives	Chris Walker	November 25, 2014 04:31PM
Re: Big Plow On Other Locomotives	davidtltc	November 25, 2014 05:04PM
Re: Big Plow On Other Locomotives	rehunn	November 25, 2014 05:14PM
Re: 460 Alamosa	jim pallow	November 25, 2014 05:10PM

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