Earl Wrote:
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> There were 3 eastbound movements out of Alamosa,
> and likewise, 3 trains to Farmington in June,
> 1968:
>
> 1. 478 and 476 made the infamous "mad dash" to
> Durango on May 28. 478 took those cars to
> Farmington on June 3, and came back with 24
> empties.
>
> 2. 483 and 493 went west from ALA on June 4 with
> 44 cars, 498 went east from Durango with the 24
> empties that 478 brought back from Farmington the
> day before.
> On June 5, the locomotives swapped trains and
> returned to their original terminals. 478 ran
> light to Gato to help 498 across Florida Mesa back
> toward Durango.
>
On June 6 478 went south to Farmington with
> 43 cars and returned with five empty box
> cars.
Okay I knew about all the above except the train on June 6, 1968.
He has June 3 to Farmington (Train we chased). He Has June 4 498 for a few scenes
And June 5th 478/498 doubleheader to Durango (not sure where it starts---maybe Oxford?)
It looks like he has June 6th judging by 478 coming back from Farmington with the 5 box cars. Wonder why he didn't
do the morning to Farmington--Perhaps was busy in Durango or Silverton, or simply did not shoot movies. Anyway
that June 6th is the first NG scene on the reel, so its really out of order then.
>
> 3. 483 and 493 again went west from ALA on June 13
> with 45 cars, 498 gather up 34 empties and 3 loads
> of coal and struggled east out of Durango.
> On June 14, the engines again swapped trains
> and returned home. And again, 478 was sent east
> to Gato to help 498 west over Florida Mesa. This
> was the last time a K28 was used in
> revenue freight service east of Durango. On
> June 15, 498 took the train to Farmington and came
> back with 34 empties.
>
> The next freights were not for another month on
> July 17.
I believe we have those June 13 moves in our one 1968 video with Ernie Robart
films. We missed that June 13 series of trips by a scant few days. Dad inquired about it on
June 5th when we were in Alamosa and they said in a few days. We killed time going to Belen,
then El Paso, and finally after getting word it wasn't happening we headed home. Sad to realize
now that it ran a couple of days later. We probably waited in the area from June 5-June 8th or 9th.
It was all a gamble in those days.
Thanks much for the date Earl.
Greg
