Ernie and Joe spent New Years Eve with the Rio Grande roundhouse personnel in Alamosa waiting for the flanger outfit to arrive. These were the days before radio communication on the cabooses. Joe says that everywhere telephone communication was available, the train would stop and call in their position. I think that rather than worrying about the change from 1965 to 1966, the crew were just mighty glad to make it back to Alamosa. After the train arrived, and Ernie and Joe had taken some photos, the Rio Grande let them spend the rest of the night in the warm crew building.