Re: Narrow gauge gon with dual gauge couplers (1032?)

Floppo Wrote:
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> Matt, that's a great set of unseen pictures! This
> location is on the Farmington Branch and the train
> was headed north towards Durango, more than likely
> empty. The wreck is approximately at the old
> "station" of Sunnyside. This location can be
> found on the Farmington Branch valuation map.
> Sunnyside had a short spur and a retired boxcar
> “depot” during the branch’s standard gauge
> years. The cattle guards seen in the background
> of picture #1 are at what is now County Road 215.
> CR 215 intersects with US 550 up on the Florida
> Mesa about a half mile to the east. At the photo
> location, CR 215 now has an intersection with CR
> 216 which heads south parallel the ROW (along the
> fence line) for about 2 miles to a dead end. The
> cottonwood tree in the background is still there
> with many starters since!
>
> It would be interesting to know what happened to
> cause this accident as the track is on a straight
> tangent at this location with the grade being very
> gradual with no ups or downs for several miles.
>
> Thanks for posting the pictures Matt!
>
> Ray Loose
> Durango, Colorado


Here is another shot of another wrecked car as 473 and 498 pass by.




William
aka drgwk37



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/15/2018 12:54PM by drgwk37.