Re: Last D&RGW freight runs after August 1968

"Pending ICC's decision, occasional freight trains operated in 1968. Thirty four freight trains had run over Cumbres Passin 1967;there were only nine the following year. The last trainload of revenue freight over Cumbres Pass, fourteen cars of lumber, moved from Chama to Alamosa on August 29, 1968. "
This is an interesting statement, cause it accounts for the number of freight runs OVER CUMBRES Pass, not the number of loads from Alamosa, or the number of total days freights operated. Counting the number of trains over Cumbres, then I would say we were there for number 2 and 3. 2nd being the 483/493 the day we chased 498 from Durango to Chama, and #3 being the day we chased 483/493 EB.
One or two ammendments to the above statment. The last regular freight over Cumbres was August 29th, as stated above, but I believe two days later 483 took the last loads of drilling equipment to Farmington on the 31st.
And on December 6th, it was mention the 483 returned light to Alamosa, and I was told it picked up a couple of dump gons along the way.
Greg