Earl
October 29, 2004 08:10AM
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You got it correct, Greg.
The cars left on-line were scrapped by the same outfit that tore up the track. There was never a "clean up train" run to bring the online rolling stock in. In most cases the cars wer pushed off thier trucks, the rail salvaged, then later they came back and burned the car to salvage the metal hardware. There were quite a few boxcars left in Farmington. These were purchased by a drilling mud outfit for storage.
The C&TS purchased trucks and couplers from some cars. Bernie Watts also purchased some entire cars.
Later the remaining cars and bodies went to the D&SNG and make up the string around the south end of the yard. The bodies are used for storage buildings in Durango and Silverton.
The first rail was lifted between Chama and Durango in September of 1970. The rail was pulled with off-track equipment. I am not certain but, I think it was all gone by the next summer.
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