Re: 493 at Perry's pond in J. Finnell painting
| November 24, 2019 10:14PM |
The 493 painting by J. Finnell that Greg Scholl referred to above is illustrated in Dorman's "Chama/Cumbres" book. It is a beautiful painted version of a photo in Norwoods "Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections" that is credited to the Museum of New Mexico. I seem to recall that the original photo was by Ernie Robart, but I can't be sure about that. The two versions are attached
The original photo and the J. Finnell painting
The scene at Perry's pond was taken on December 6, the next freight cycle after the November 22 operation of this thread. The December 6 revenue freight operation was the last westbound train for 1967 and the 6th-to-last freight for the Rio Grande.
I am toying with the idea of doing a photo story on the 52. Anniversary, December 5 and 6, of that run if there is still interest in happenings from those last years
493 heading down the San Luis valley with the final freight for 1967, on December 5
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2019 10:20PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
The original photo and the J. Finnell painting
The scene at Perry's pond was taken on December 6, the next freight cycle after the November 22 operation of this thread. The December 6 revenue freight operation was the last westbound train for 1967 and the 6th-to-last freight for the Rio Grande.
I am toying with the idea of doing a photo story on the 52. Anniversary, December 5 and 6, of that run if there is still interest in happenings from those last years
493 heading down the San Luis valley with the final freight for 1967, on December 5
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2019 10:20PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
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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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