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Russo Loco

March 03, 2018 11:26AM

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John K Wrote:
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> Another question – what year was the last
> stock shipment? '66?

drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Not sure when they were last used but they
> were still active in 1964.

Per page 36 of 'Rio Grande Narrow Gauge — The Final Years, Alamosa to Chama' by Hereford & Robart, " . . . the final livestock shipments handled by the narrow gauge were in the fall of 1966." Whether these loads originated at Lobato, in Chama, or farther west is not indicated.

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Re: Last Livestock Loads . . . 1966	Russo Loco	March 03, 2018 11:26AM
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