drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> > William that makes sense to me. When we were
> > there the fact the tank was kinda hidden made
> it
> > almost impossible to get a shot of the engine
> > taking water, unless you were on the river side.
>
> > Thats why we climbed the rocks and got the
> engine
> > nosing around the rocks with the river beyond.
> > There was no way to get it leaving the tank
> from
> > the mountain side of the tracks, and see the
> tank
> > itself. If I can find the still picture
> sometime
> > will post if, but lord knows where it is now.
> > Floating around someplace!
> > Greg
>
> Thanks for the follow up Greg and hope you cab
> find that pic as it sounds like a good one.
>
> William
> aka drgwk37
Just a follow-up. My dad, brother and I went to Colorado for a couple of weeks in 1966, and stayed a few nights at AH Wilderness guest ranch. It was about half a mile or so east of Tank Creek. We walked to the tank to get the regular train after it took water. We also stumbled upon the old signage for the tank. A new one was put in place, and the old one was lying in a ditch. We wound-up taking it back home to Ohio. It had written on it "Tank CreeK", and under it San Juan National Forest. I have no idea whatever happened to it, as its not around here.
We tried to chase a freight or two while out there, but there was a line washout on the Farmington branch. What we did get was that little water train with 484 from Durango to Gato. I have posted B&W of that chase. So sometimes you hit a place and you get lucky. Other times not so much! But it was still steam.
Greg
