Re: Pitken vs Lake City branches, T-12's

Bill M. Wrote:
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> Also, as to when service stopped on the Pitkin
> branch, I suspect it was earlier than May 1934,
> when abandonment was authorized. I say that
> because in the Fall-Winter 1932-1933, the Fall-
> Winter 1933-1934 and Summer 1934 timetables,
> all show service discontinued on the Pitkin branch.
> I suppose an occasional unscheduled freight might
> have been venturing up the line, but likely powered
> by a C-16.


That's not an anomaly, Bill -

IIRC, the last revenue freights ran over Cumbres Pass on August 28 & 29, 1968, even though formal permission to abandon the Alamosa-Durango main line and the branch to Farmington wasn't granted until July of the following year.

- Gramps



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2017 03:44PM by Russo Loco.