Re: 491 in Farmington 1953

Earl Wrote:
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> 491 just arrived in Farmington at sunset. Ahead
> of these guys is several hours of switching - most
> of it in the dark, then the hard long slog back to
> Durango - in the dark. These guys won't be home
> until after midnight.
>
> If business was really heavy, an eastbound crew
> would be called as the train rolled northbound
> through Aztec. The eastbound crew (called about
> midnight) would go on duty, get their engines,
> caboose and the few eastbound cars in Durango
> Yard, then head down to Carbon Junction to await
> 491's arrival. The eastbound crew would take
> 491's train of empty pipe gons and empty dill mud
> boxes and head for Chama, arriving mid morning the
> next day..
>
> The Narrow Gauge ran 24/7 back then.


During the boom time, must have been exciting to see all those trains run, but for those working I bet they thought it'd never end.

William
aka drgwk37