February 17, 2019 09:22AM
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Your comments ring true about visiting the Alamosa complex. This was the last active steam shop with full repair capabilities in the USA in 1966! It was probably the last such place owned by a Class 1 railroad since about 1961-62. I remember wandering around with my dad in the 60's and it indeed was fairly easy to take a few pics and enjoy the environment. I remember they used to call Durango the Narrow Gauge Capitol of the world. I guess that's because 4 lines branched out of there. To me it was always Alamosa, since you had the shops there, and originally the line to Salida and Chama for Narrow Gauge, but also the two standard gauge lines. After Salida closed Alamosa was the last steam shop in America that was operational.
I remember getting shots inside the shop of 481 sometime in either 1966 or June of 68. It was the last completely rebuilt engine I believe.
Greg
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/17/2019 09:23AM by Greg Scholl.
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