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Earl

September 28, 2016 07:27PM

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Russo Loco Wrote:
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> CharlieMcCandless Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The 1940 census lists Marvin C. Fitzer as 65.
> That
> > makes him still a whipper snapper when he rose
> to
> > the right hand seat on the Durango
> switcher. They
> > may have had some smaller engines doing the
> work
> > then.
>
>
> . . . Like #315 . . . ?

Several locomotives were used as switchers in Durango in the 1940's:

271, 315, 319, 345, 346, 375..... probably more that I can't think of off the top of my head. 268 was there in the late 30's.

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Re: Durango Switchers back in the day . . .	Russo Loco	September 28, 2016 06:42PM
Re: Durango Switchers back in the day . . .	Earl	September 28, 2016 07:27PM
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