K-36's Gunnison tour of 1951-56

Earl Wrote:
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> I'm pretty sure the 485 went north before the
> Valley Line quit.
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I've always seen it that the swap (K-36's to Salida, '37's to Alamosa) began in the late Fall of 1950. Alamosa branch abandonment was approved 10/9/51. A note in NGN in November of '50 says the Valley line train was running weekly. I suspect the 36/37 swap wasn't the only transfer of equipment going on at the time. (not to mention the Fall stock rush, of course)
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> time after July, 487 was transferred back to ALA
> by flatcar. I think 486 stayed up in Salida until
> 1956.
The times for the k-36's coming back from Salida I dredged out of NGN some years ago are:
480: 8/56
481: 3/56
482: 8/56
483: 7/56
485: Nope.
486: 12/52
487: 12/52
489: 9/56
hank



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/06/2016 09:15AM by hank.