Re: Engine #491 on March 16, 1963

Olaf Rasmussen Wrote:
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> . . . 491 in Rio Grande days has shown up fairly
> infrequently on the NGDF . . .

Olaf Rasmussen (Also) Wrote:
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> Engine 491 made her last run on the Rio Grande
> on April 19, 1963, operating as helper to 484 on
> a Chama - Alamosa turn, with engineer Sisemore
> and fireman J. Shawcroft in charge.


Thank You for the excuse to procrastinate again, Olaf -

Instead of paying bills or logging on to straighten out a mistake by @#$%& Blue Shield health insurance, I spent a good deal of time looking through all of the copies of his 1962 and '63 photos that Tom gave me a few years ago, and found dozens of shots of #491 in action (well, more than 30 anyway).  Many of them are "going away" shots, so in spite of Greg Scholl's trying to earn membership in the Fraternal Union of Curmudgeonly Geezers ("Old FUCGers") by complaining about Scott's thread, I'm going to present at least one full post's worth (five, count 'em, five) or maybe more over there, and eventually either add a few more here or use them to start another "D&RGW in the Olden Days" thread.

In any event, here's one of them as a "Preview of Coming* Attractions":


I don't see enough trees in the background – or even stumps – to justify naming this place 'Lumberton', so I am guessing the above photo was taken in the sweet little village of 'Dulce'.

*  Note that – based on other photos in the series – this IS a going-away photo, and could have been legitimately posted on Scott's thread.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/2021 05:59PM by Russo Loco.