Re: Riding and Chasing the 1966 RMRRC Alamosa-Silverton Excursion
| January 14, 2024 09:13PM |
483 is approaching the water tank at Lava
The train stopped at the Lava tank long enough for a photo
Here the train is approaching the middle level of the Whiplash
The RMRRC staged the first runby about a mile west of Sublette where the railroad turns to contour along the rim of the Los Pinos River valley
The train stopped at the Lava tank long enough for a photo
Here the train is approaching the middle level of the Whiplash
The RMRRC staged the first runby about a mile west of Sublette where the railroad turns to contour along the rim of the Los Pinos River valley
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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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