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Re: Last D&RGW freight run- Aug 31 1968

October 28, 2004 05:01PM
This is the information I have. Don't know if this is answers the question or not.
Last revenue freights:
8/27/1968.Engine 498 Durango to Gato with 14 box cars of lumber and returned to Durango.
8/28/1968 #498 Durango to Gato with 29 empties, traded 14 of those for the 14 loads it had left at Gato the day before and went on to Chama. Same day (8/28) 483 and 484 took 20 loads from Alamosa to Chama.8/29/1968 484 and 498 ran Chama to Alamosa with the 14 lumber loads, picking up at 2 cars at Toltec a August 19 work train repairing damage from heavy rains had left there. 483 ran Chama to Durango with the 20 loads that had been
brought from Alamosa to Chama on 8/28. (At Florida it doubled out to Falfa, one double being to move some maintenance loads to Falfa). (all of the above from “Iron Horse News” Number 53, September 1968 and some from Hereford
and Robart, Rio Grande Narrow Gauge-The Final years, Alamosa to Chama).(Have seen on line a photo showing 498 approaching Cumbres
8/28/1968 with 484 pushing on rear. Caption stated that at Cumbres 484 cut off and proceeded to Alamosa ahead of 498 and the train.
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Last D&RGW freight run

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Last run Dgo/ Chama

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Er, I meant Chama/Dgo! *NM*

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Dodge truck and 483.

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Thanks for the information! *NM*

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Boxes, 483 in 1969

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Last run west and abandonment

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Photos in the Osier area

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A Grande Farewell Dec 5.1968

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473's last eastbound to Alamosa

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