Hello again -
Once out of Monero the line levels out a bit, and #498 was able to make good time the rest of the way to Chama. The railroad passes through a relatively lush valley (by local standards), and the train startled more than one small bunch of beef cattle
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"Through The Weeds, NOT Around Them
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Approaching the highway crossing west of Chama
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Crossing the spectacular Continental Divide – or close to it – west of Chama
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#498 passing the Skyline Lumber Company on the west side of Chama, one of the last customers of the D&RGW narrow gauge
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(To be continued.)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender