Re: December 31, 1965 Flanger/Spreader Chama - Alamosa
| December 21, 2020 07:33PM |
I talked to Joe Hereford about the December 31, 1965, flanger/spreader run that followed the rerailing of 493 at Windy Point the day before. Ernie and Joe were there for these events, and Ernie and Joe jointly took this picture in Alamosa (Ernie taking the picture, and Joe holding the tripod as both were shaking from the cold) after the train arrived at 1:30 in the morning on January 1, 1966. Joe has a bunch of really interesting stories to tell about chasing trains with Ernie. Maybe I can convince him that there is actually some interest on the NGDF in the "old" days.
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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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