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Chris Walker

November 19, 2018 12:33PM

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Sharrod Wrote:
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> Did it really make all the stops? Some of them
> were probably flag stops.
>
> But remember it still had to stop for water, and
> it still had to hold to timetable for meets with
> other trains, so cutting stops would not have any
> real effect on running time.

Mind you, the schedule could have been run quicker if there were faster locos available in the Rio Grande fleet.

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Question about San Juan	hsuthe	November 19, 2018 02:22AM
Re: Question about San Juan	Sharrod	November 19, 2018 10:10AM
Re: Question about San Juan	Chris Walker	November 19, 2018 12:33PM
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March 26, 1950 San Juan TT	Rich Muth	November 20, 2018 08:10AM
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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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