Re: Another blast from the C&TS past: '71 ops & '72 brochure + links to photos

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Tank =OR= Earl =OR= drgw0579 Wrote:
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> > In 1971 the format was to run the train from
> > one end of the railroad for a few weeks, then
> > run across to the other end & run trains from
> > that end for a few weeks, then swap back.
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> If so, one of the swaps from Chama to Antonito
> took place on Labor Day Weekend -
>
> When two friends and I were camped at
> Osier for a couple of nights.  The first day
> we were there #483 (with a numbered cab and
> unlettered tender) ran through eastbound and the
> second day she ran through westbound — see
> [ngdiscussion.net],
> 174098 for pics.

Russo—according to the printed 1971 schedule/poster, the Chama-Antonito thru run would have been Sunday Sept 5th. The next day, Labor Day Monday, they ran an Antonito-Cumbres turn.