Mallory Hope Ferrell Wrote:
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> Totally "bogus" BS! The Santa Fe Branch was
> abandoned (9/1/1941) and rails removed (1942),
> before the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos got
> underway. I believe the misconception of the Chili
> Line having served Los Alamos stems from a History
> Channel special about the development of the
> atomic bomb that showed Oppenheimer (sp?) stepping
> down from a narrow gauge "San Juan" vestibule
> coach. He did own property in the Los Alamos area
> and his knowledge of the area probably played a
> key role in the selection of the remote site. He
> was probably enroute to Los Alamos. This subject
> has been previously discussed on this and other
> sites over the years.
Oh, come on Mal, the official version of history is so boring, especially on April 1.