Re: Chasing 493 from Alamosa to Chama with Jeff and Ernie on Dember 5, 1967
| December 07, 2023 04:54PM |
Re: Running time from Antonito to Cumbres. I can't give a running time for that stretch, but the train only left Alamosa in mid-morning and arrived in Chama with enough daylight left for us to drive to Monero and photograph 497 leaving Monero with the eastbound freight with some light remaining. Considering the short days, Extra 493 West made pretty good time to the pass and down to Chama.
Jim and Jim - thank you for your comments
Catching up with 493, here is 493 almost at the summit. The tiny figure at the back of the train is Alva Morrison. I don't think I knew him at the time. We only got acquainted on John West's Guatemala trip in the spring of 1971, but later I made a Christmas card of this scene and Alva wrote back that this was the first time he received a Christmas card with himself in the picture!
Ernie caught almost the same moment from a bit further west
Jeff caught 493 steaming by the section house before starting the descent
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2023 05:34PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
Jim and Jim - thank you for your comments
Catching up with 493, here is 493 almost at the summit. The tiny figure at the back of the train is Alva Morrison. I don't think I knew him at the time. We only got acquainted on John West's Guatemala trip in the spring of 1971, but later I made a Christmas card of this scene and Alva wrote back that this was the first time he received a Christmas card with himself in the picture!
Ernie caught almost the same moment from a bit further west
Jeff caught 493 steaming by the section house before starting the descent
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/07/2023 05:34PM by Olaf Rasmussen.
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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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