Re: Engine #491 on March 16, 1963
| January 19, 2021 08:53PM |
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Earl Wrote:
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> Nope, you were right the first time . . . 'Tis in-
> deed Lumberton. There never were any trees
> in Lumberton.
Tank Smith Wrote:
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> Yeah, definitely Lumberton; the highway bridge
> over the gully right next to the RR bridge at the
> end of the siding is the clincher.
Okay, youse guys -
Since you are obviously WAY more familiar than I am with the D&RGW between Chama and Durango, where was this one taken?
I presume it's Dulce, the next village west of Lumberton, since it's the next photo in the series that Tom took that day:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
The next one – with #492 giving #491 a bit of help on the hill west of Gato – is near the top of the fill just east of Arboles on the relocated line:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
Something tells me that this one was taken in Allison:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
I'm pretty sure that this one is entering Ignacio:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
. . . since the next shot appears to be from the same location and the chimneys in the background are rather distinctive, but it's been moved to [ngdiscussion.net] 'cause Scott's "going away" thread needed a bump . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2021 07:19PM by Russo Loco.
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> Nope, you were right the first time . . . 'Tis in-
> deed Lumberton. There never were any trees
> in Lumberton.
Tank Smith Wrote:
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> Yeah, definitely Lumberton; the highway bridge
> over the gully right next to the RR bridge at the
> end of the siding is the clincher.
Okay, youse guys -
Since you are obviously WAY more familiar than I am with the D&RGW between Chama and Durango, where was this one taken?
I presume it's Dulce, the next village west of Lumberton, since it's the next photo in the series that Tom took that day:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
The next one – with #492 giving #491 a bit of help on the hill west of Gato – is near the top of the fill just east of Arboles on the relocated line:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
Something tells me that this one was taken in Allison:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
I'm pretty sure that this one is entering Ignacio:
Photo copyright © 1963, 2008 by Tom Gildersleeve - All Rights Reserved.
. . . since the next shot appears to be from the same location and the chimneys in the background are rather distinctive, but it's been moved to [ngdiscussion.net] 'cause Scott's "going away" thread needed a bump . . .
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/2021 07:19PM by Russo Loco.
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