Re: Chasing 493 from Alamosa to Chama with Jeff and Ernie on Dember 5, 1967
| December 06, 2023 07:37PM |
Following 493 and the train of pipe and drill mud west of the Hangman trestle
Jeff caught 493 coming upgrade from the trestle
We next headed independently to the Big Horn area.
Ernie and Jeff drove to the Big Horn wye to see 493 coming up the grade from the Whiplash
I stopped a quarter mile short of Big Horn to frame the train in front of Big Horn peak
Jeff caught 493 coming upgrade from the trestle
We next headed independently to the Big Horn area.
Ernie and Jeff drove to the Big Horn wye to see 493 coming up the grade from the Whiplash
I stopped a quarter mile short of Big Horn to frame the train in front of Big Horn peak
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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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