Re: 491 and 482 near Arboles 1958

Earl Wrote:
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> These guys are a mile or so west of old Arboles.
> Departing Arboles, crossing the Piedra River, the
> line swung north into a big sweeping S-curve
> starting up the 1.42% grade out of the valley.
> You can see the train behind coming out of the
> upper portion of the S-curve. The road crossing
> is the old road down to old Arboles. Both engines
> are working hard lift all those cars of pipe up
> the hill.
>
> All this is now under Navajo Reservoir. The new
> line was built on against the distant hillside.
> New Arboles would be a few hundred yards up to the
> hill to the left.


Thanks for the details Earl!

William
aka drgwk37