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Kelly Anderson

January 22, 2022 08:44AM

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I recall John Norwood's account of this blockage in one of his books. IIRC, he was critical of the mess it turned into, siting that many managers from the 1951 blockade had retired, and after several light winters, their replacements didn't respect the trouble that they were in until it was too late. IIRC, they had so many engines and crews marooned on the hill that they had to call in what engines were in Durango to cover.

12 degrees in Strasburg this morning, good weather to pull that book out and reread that chapter.

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Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Jimmy Blouch	January 19, 2022 01:04PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Kelly Anderson	January 19, 2022 03:29PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Jimr260	January 19, 2022 04:06PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	LOGGERHOGGER	January 20, 2022 03:28AM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Dave Boyer	March 28, 2023 01:27PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Kelly Anderson	January 22, 2022 08:44AM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Tomstp	March 29, 2023 09:14AM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	C.P.Huntington	March 29, 2023 12:39PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Jimmy Blouch	March 29, 2023 08:23PM
Re: Cumbres Pass Snow Blockade 1957	Rader Sidetrack	March 30, 2023 05:42AM
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