Re: 58 years ago - 487 and 493 on a flanger and spreader run
| December 23, 2023 09:12AM |
Looking back at the December 20, 1965 flanger spreader run from Alamosa to Chama, I see that it is now 58 years back. and it may be time to complete that posting started in 2022.
The flanger spreader train running at speed toward Antonito on the chilly morning of December 20
Crossing yhe Conejos River bridge
The two engines took on coal at the Red Devil coal loader in Antonito, and switched the flanger between 487 and 493
Heading out of Antonito into the wilderness and the snowy high country ahead
My VW beetle was able to keep up and even get ahead of the train for a few miles on the snowy dirt road
The flanger spreader train running at speed toward Antonito on the chilly morning of December 20
Crossing yhe Conejos River bridge
The two engines took on coal at the Red Devil coal loader in Antonito, and switched the flanger between 487 and 493
Heading out of Antonito into the wilderness and the snowy high country ahead
My VW beetle was able to keep up and even get ahead of the train for a few miles on the snowy dirt road
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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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