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Greg Scholl

February 26, 2018 09:50AM

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According to Earl the film footage of 473 we had switching was in 1963. It had the switcher footboard, and the cover on the front to keep oil from splattering the brakeman on the footboard during switching.
Lots of 473 switching in our "Rio Grande Vintage Steam". Here is a preview which doesn't show the front of 473, but shows it moving 464. There is a good bit of 473 switching in Durango on a clear day in 1963. It was the same day as the 497 freight and documented in the video. This is the footage shot by the late Jim Holmes.

Greg

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A Trifecta of 470s	Rich Muth	February 25, 2018 02:11PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Charlie Mutschler	February 25, 2018 02:15PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Greg Scholl	February 25, 2018 03:07PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Greg Vigil	February 25, 2018 05:33PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Kelly Anderson	February 25, 2018 08:20PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Brian Norden	February 25, 2018 09:21PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	drgwk37	February 25, 2018 09:35PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Greg Scholl	February 26, 2018 09:50AM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	bcp	February 25, 2018 10:04PM
Re: A Trifecta of 470s	Herb Kelsey	February 26, 2018 02:42AM
Re: Durango, 1968 - A Perfecta of 473 . . .	Russo Loco	February 27, 2018 11:16AM

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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter

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