Jerry474 Wrote:
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> A closer view of the Wilson Gulch trestle. Hard to
> believe that August will mark 50 years since the
> last train rolled over this trestle.
And here it is — almost -
Ernie Robart caught #483 headed south to Aztec and Farmington with the very last revenue freight operated on the D&RGW narrow gauge, a delivery of oilfield supplies and two bulkhead flats carrying wallboard to the Farmington Lumber & Hardware Co.
*:
Photo copyright © 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
The train didn't get back to Durango 'til dusk
; Ernie caught a few dim photos of it at Carbon Junction, but not at the trestle.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
* See last photo on [
ngdiscussion.net].
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/24/2018 05:52PM by Russo Loco.