September 04, 2015 12:29PM
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September 4, 1970, per Ernie on page 63 of Terry's book -
"483, refueled and watered, left Antonito with the remainder of the equipment delivered by
the D&RGW on September 1 (25 cars). About half an hour after 483 and its 25-car train
had left, the D&RGW arrived in Antonito with the second delivery of equipment . . . "
#483 left most of its train on the siding at Big Horn; preceded by two cars of ballast and pulling three boxcars and caboose 0503 she headed for Cumbres, arriving in Osier at dusk. After clearing several wash-ins & rocks from the tracks, the "tired, drenched and frozen" speeder crew - including Ernie - reached Cumbres around midnight; #483 and her train finally arrived at 1:30 am on Saturday morning.
Here's Ernie's photo of this train passing through Sublette
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Copyright © 1970, 2015 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . and stopped at the Toltec Section House site, mp 313.4, to drop ballast where I had worked with the track crew on Monday
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Copyright © 1970, 2015 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
Note the west end of "Calico Cut" in the background of the above shot. IIRC, this is still a soft spot where it is difficult to keep the track in good shape.
(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
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