Re: the VW beetle 54 years ago
| December 07, 2021 04:01PM |
First: Thanks to D.Ryan, Steve and Glenn for your comments that made my day. And thanks to Russo Not-so-loco for enhancing the photo of 497 west of Chama. I probably should have taken a direct negative scan than a scan of an 8x10 dark room print.
As for the VW beetle at the highway 550 crossing, I doubt that I would have let my beetle sit on the main road, and I am pretty sure that Jeff was not riding with me, and that Ernie drove separately on November 9 and 10, 1967. But here is a shot that is my Blue Beetle for sure: 493 at Sublette with the drill mud unit train (17 boxcars of drill mud) on November 21, 1967. My brother Wolf took the picture, as that is me talking to fireman Stanley Smith by 493's cab.
As for the VW beetle at the highway 550 crossing, I doubt that I would have let my beetle sit on the main road, and I am pretty sure that Jeff was not riding with me, and that Ernie drove separately on November 9 and 10, 1967. But here is a shot that is my Blue Beetle for sure: 493 at Sublette with the drill mud unit train (17 boxcars of drill mud) on November 21, 1967. My brother Wolf took the picture, as that is me talking to fireman Stanley Smith by 493's cab.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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