Re: Lots of new ties that were never used.
| December 01, 2021 08:37PM |
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John West Wrote:
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> . . . Fritz Klinke reported seeing all kinds of new
> ties scattered along the line after abandonment
> that had never been inserted, but most likely had
> been charged to the cost of maintenance.
Fritz wasn't just seeing things, John -
IIRC, there were quite a few high-side gons with new ties in them scattered at sidings all along the line during the last two or three years of operations. It's hard to be certain, but at the far right edge of Ernie's July 5, 1967 photo at Falfa that I posted at [ngdiscussion.net] it sure looks like new ties in the gon. The cars were still there in late November the following year (see fourth photo on [ngdiscussion.net]) , and SFAIK were scrapped in situ when the line was torn up during 1970 and/or 1971. The D&RGW also left three gons and a big pile of new ties at Osier during the last year or two. The cars show at the far right background in Ernie's photo of #483 hauling equipment from Antonito to Chama taken just west of Osier on 09/20/70:
Photo copyright 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . the pile of ties clearly shows next to the gons in his photo of another equipment transfer taken from the top of the Osier water tower a week later:
Photo copyright 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
The ties at Osier were apparently re-loaded into the gons by the volunteers sometime during the following two weeks, as they were picked up by a work train on 10/16/70 and hauled to Antonito to be used in building the new C&TS yard there (see [ngdiscussion.net] and [ngdiscussion.net]).
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2021 06:41PM by Russo Loco.
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> . . . Fritz Klinke reported seeing all kinds of new
> ties scattered along the line after abandonment
> that had never been inserted, but most likely had
> been charged to the cost of maintenance.
Fritz wasn't just seeing things, John -
IIRC, there were quite a few high-side gons with new ties in them scattered at sidings all along the line during the last two or three years of operations. It's hard to be certain, but at the far right edge of Ernie's July 5, 1967 photo at Falfa that I posted at [ngdiscussion.net] it sure looks like new ties in the gon. The cars were still there in late November the following year (see fourth photo on [ngdiscussion.net]) , and SFAIK were scrapped in situ when the line was torn up during 1970 and/or 1971. The D&RGW also left three gons and a big pile of new ties at Osier during the last year or two. The cars show at the far right background in Ernie's photo of #483 hauling equipment from Antonito to Chama taken just west of Osier on 09/20/70:
Photo copyright 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
. . . the pile of ties clearly shows next to the gons in his photo of another equipment transfer taken from the top of the Osier water tower a week later:
Photo copyright 1968, 2018 by Ernest W. Robart - All Rights Reserved.
The ties at Osier were apparently re-loaded into the gons by the volunteers sometime during the following two weeks, as they were picked up by a work train on 10/16/70 and hauled to Antonito to be used in building the new C&TS yard there (see [ngdiscussion.net] and [ngdiscussion.net]).
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2021 06:41PM by Russo Loco.
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