Re: 498 and 488 approaching Cumbres with the1963 RMRRC excursion
| June 29, 2022 08:47PM |
Thanks Russ, Earl, and Jon for explaining the compression braking.
Here is another shot from the 1963 498 and 488 double header.
Three years later I made the complete RMRRC Alamosa -Silverton trip. On this occasion 487 and 483 worked the Chama to Cumbres climb.
Memorial Day 1966
Here is another shot from the 1963 498 and 488 double header.
Three years later I made the complete RMRRC Alamosa -Silverton trip. On this occasion 487 and 483 worked the Chama to Cumbres climb.
Memorial Day 1966
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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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