John K Wrote:
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> The NPS Special post thread got me thinking, there
> are certainly a lot of folks that we narrow gauge
> fans owe a lot to, {including} Terry Ross and Ernie
> Robart who did so much to get C&TS off to a start.
Thanks for reminding us, John -
Terry was certainly a major instigator, but he had a LOT of help — especially on the political side. The following, borrowed from an earlier post at [
ngdiscussion.net], lists more than 30 people who were honored at the C&TS 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2010 for playing a major role in the preservation and/or restoration of the railroad that is today's Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
:1960’s & 1970 MAJOR VOLUNTEERS:
Ken Green, Alamosa, CO
Herman Barkmann, Santa Fe, NM
Dick Glass, Santa Fe, NM
John Pritchard, Los Alamos, NM
George Swain, Los Alamos, NM
Dan Pyzel, Albuquerque, NM
Ben Greathouse, Alamosa, CO
Allen Stevenson, Durango, CO
Arthur Pugh, Albuquerque, NM
Sid McKinney, Amarillo, TX
Rich Braden, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Virgil & Mavis Bockhaus, Monte Vista, CO
Bob Burggraaf, Beulah, CO
John Oldberg, Colorado Springs, CO
Hugh Fowler, Denver, CO
Rep. Clarence Quinlan, Antonito, CO
Ken Pruitt, Albuquerque, NM
Ed Stabler, Cripple Creek, CO
Clay Bair, Albuquerque, NM
Mike Mitchell, Albuquerque, NM
Dan Romero, Albuquerque, NM
Mike Carr, Chicago, IL,
Woody Wilson, Chicago, IL,
Alan Stevens, Albuquerque, NM
Dave Wood, Albuquerque, NM
Jeff Stebbins, Taos, NM
Eddie Vigil, Chama, NM
Swede Johnson, Antonito, CO
Mark McMahon, Los Alamos, NM
Janet Berenda, Santa Fe, NM
Gov. Dave Cargo, Santa Fe, NM
John Mershon, Cloudcroft, NM
Local Residents - Chama, NM, & Antonito, CO
Financial contributors - World wide
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/2018 10:55AM by Russo Loco.
