San Juan Tank?

Mark Huber Wrote:
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> 499's tender became "The San Juan Tank" and was
> shared by 491, 493, and 499 if any of those
> engines was assigned to pull the San Juan when it
> needed more than a K-28.

Never heard this before, confuses me just a bit.

It would seem that must have been a short gig. The 37's from Salida were traded to Alamosa for 36's in the Fall & Winter of 1950-51, before the Valley Line was abandoned in Feb of '51. The San Juan quit running at the end of Jan '51. Not a lot of overlap there!

hank