Tank Smith Wrote:
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> How much time total did it take to get the
> recycled rail to the crossing? Judging by
> the shadows it wasn’t a quick trip.
IIRC, we didn't have to pull the spikes from the double length of rail that was "borrowed" from the D&RGW, but we did have to undo all the bolts from the far ends. These had been rusting in place for many years, and we had only one wrench . . .
Tank Smith (Also) Wrote:
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> With the highway grade crossing fixed, the
> next stop was the depot in Chama about a
> mile down-grade across the Chama River.
> The next photo is a little deceptive
: the drop-
> bottom at the front of the train (with Terry
> Ross and several other volunteers riding)
>
. . . I believe another usual suspect is
> visible next to Terry:
Super, Tank -
Thank You again for reviving some long-ago memories! IIRC, the bar-b-que had pretty well disappeared by the time we got the crossing repaired and arrived in town at least two hours later than expected. No big deal, though — Kelly's Café was still open and Vera was there to handle the crowd!!
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. That same ne'er-do-well can be seen in a photo taken by Ernie Robart the following morning, Labor Day, 1970, followed by a photo of most of the volunteers – including Ernie but not Terry – at [
ngdiscussion.net].