tomc Wrote:
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> Olaf, A great set of pics so far! You were a
> daring young man back then!
Fortunately for all us Rio Grande fans, Olaf is still a daring young man, and nowadays accompanied by his faithful canine companion Jack, he continues to capture - and share - many fabulous fotos. For an official member of the Fraternal Union of Curmudgeonly Geezers he also has an amazing memory!!
Earl Wrote:
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> I find it interesting that the cars of first Cumbres
> Turn, with the exception of what appears to be
> a dump gon load of company coal, is entirely
> Chama-sourced traffic – Skyline Lumber and
> Gramps Oil. The second turn also has Skyline
> lumber loads. They generated quite a bit of
> traffic in the 1960's.
Plenty of action in the early sixties to keep the rails in the snowshed shiny, Earl -
Every Cumbres Turn meant a helper and a road engine getting turned on the wye. Lots of empties heading east, and more loads than I was aware of.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2021 12:24PM by Russo Loco.