Re: Alamosa May 19 1949

Bob Meckley Wrote:
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> Jimmy:
> Any idea what the snowplow was? The
> Gunnison plow 09271 was only a gondola with a plow
> blade on one end and no coupler. Looks like the
> railroad is preparing to embargo Cedar Creek to
> Cimarron, and moving what cars and engines needed
> to be moved through the Black Canyon. Your earlier
> sheets from the 1930's and early 40's show K27's
> pulled light over the bridges in the Black Canyon.
> My bet is after backshopping the 454 worked the
> RGS back to Montrose.


No, there is no indication as to what snow plow was moved.
D&RGW had received prior authorization to abandon Montrose Cimarron section. Part of the authorization was that D&GW would operate through the spring stock movement.

Jimmy