Re: Narrow Gauge Film acquisition

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> . . .  Back to the other 1968 footage -
> he had a neat sequence of 498 climbing the
> the hill out of Durango slipping several times.
> I remember seeing it from down on the road
> as she nearly stalled.


Just a wild guess, Greg -

But that sequence MAY have been the very last eastbound freight.  IIRC, it was originally planned as a two-engine train, but one of the engineers (Andy Payne?) laid off 'cause he knew it was the very last one and wanted to chase it and get photos.  As a result, there was only one crew available for the run, so the train was shortened by enough cars to give #498 at least half a chance of making it to Chama on her own . . .
(See [ngdiscussion.net] for a few pics.)

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2017 08:04PM by Russo Loco.