Earl Wrote:
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> Terry Ross printed a nice book in the spring of
> 1971 about the C&TS and its future as an ex-
> cursion railroad. It's real entertaining reading.
> In there is a chapter written by Ernie Robart
> covering the day-by-day operations of 1970,
> with consist lists, a blind siding report showing
> where everything was stashed as things slowly
> moved
eastward {westward toward Chama}.
Dave Boyer Wrote:
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> Here it is 2023 and I would like to know if
> Terry's book has been reprinted and available?
> Is there any other book as complete as Terry's
> appears to be that covers the railroad's rebirth?
> If there is, I'd like to know. If not, and assuming
> Terry approves, the book should be reprinted
> together with a selection of photos by Terry or
> Ernie. A historian could assemble every-
> and The Friends publish it and put it for sale
> at the RR's and Friends gift shops.
I will whole-heartedly second that motion, Dave -
Terry not only gave a few of us who attended the the 40
th Anniversary celebration in 2010 copies of his book, IIRC he also handed out a few copies of some of the "behind the scenes" memories he had written down. Copies of ALL of this should be preserved, IMHO, in the care of not only The Friends but also in Museums and in the History collections in the libraries of major public universities in Colorado and New Mexico. When collected into a hardcover book, there should also be included a DVD of Steve Forney's video of the two evenings of presentations given by Ernie & Terry and the 'round-table' discussion featuring several of the 1970 participants that also took place during the 2010 celebration.
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Russ Sperry
p.s. See
'Day One . . .', 'Day Two . . .', 'Day Three . . .', etc. – above – for excerpts from Ernie's Chapter of Terry's Book.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/13/2023 08:25PM by Russo Loco.