Re: C&TS in Oct. '72 (pics: 483, 484, Toltec Rattler, 463, &c.)

rehunn Wrote:
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> Huh?   I sure don't remember another
> East move with a freight consist?

A picture is worth a thousand words, so they say.  My PhotoShop skills have improved a
little in the last ten years or so, but not enough to create an entire scene from scratch -
much less five dozen of them ...

> We chased the West move with #463
> on Monday and I don't remember a
> freight in between.


It wasn't IN BETWEEN Rich -

It was AFTER.  My first few shots of the 'Mystery Freight' clearly show that #463 was already in Chama that morning, parked in front of #482 and #492, facing south.  I'm not sure exactly which day it ran, but clearly it was after #463 was moved - and not long after, as I didn't stay in Chama for more than an extra couple of days after The Rattler. Also, the weather conditions for the 'Mystery Freight' were similar to those for The Rattler, but not quite as cold 'cause it left town later in the day.

And thank you for confirming my hunch that #463 wasn't moved from Cumbres (or Big Horn?) to Chama until Monday, and not on Sunday night after the Toltec Rattler.   If you have photos of that move, PLEASE post them!!

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2015 01:09AM by Russo Loco.