Re: C&TS - 42 Years Ago. July, 1976

Destination...Antonito Today it is hard to visualize the original C&TS Antonito Yard. The depot, which is now the Commission Office sat between two legs of the wye. There was a short runaround siding to get the engine to the other end of the train. The siding was only about 10 car long, so the engine would come back alongside the train, a chain was produced that was tied to the train and the front of the engine. The engine then dragged the train back with the chain. It took a couple of moves to pull the train back far enough to clear the west switch, and put the engine way on the tail of the wye. In the back ground is the new enginehouse. The car shop stalls came later. We never could understand why the enginehouse was placed where it was. It was not until the present loop and depot were built did all make sense.



The next episode will be heading back to Chama aboard the train on July 21, 1976.....

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