Re: 493 in a snow storm at Cumbres the day before Thanksgiving 1966

Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> On the day before Thanksgiving, on Wednesday,
> November 23 1966, 493 was taking water at Cumbres
> on the second turn from Chama. In a few minutes
> the train would pull up to the pass, helper 488
> would run around the train, 493 would add the cars
> from the morning's Cumbres turn, and take the
> train into the snow storm to Alamosa.
>
> [attachment 70084 scan00115.jpg]
>
> I realize that I posted this photo once before, a
> few years ago, but it seemed appropriate for this
> Thanksgiving Day, as at the moment it is snowing
> outside, however not nearly as heavily as on that
> late afternoon 54 years ago.


Post it 10 more times and we'd still love it. Just incredible. There was an article a few years back on this train with photos by Steve Barry?? Not sure I got his name right. Love everything about the scene, subject, and content of this photo. Thanks Olaf!!

William
aka drgwk37