Last train

This morning the last full run was made on the Georgetown Loop. The G.L.R.R.Inc center cab #15 was run light with the owners and the employee's onboard.
This was some what of a somber event. Everyone on board knew that after thirty plus years a major chapter of Colorado narrow gauge railroading had come to an end.
The #15 is sceduled to be loaded on a truck bound for the C.R.R.M. some time in the morning. After that there will be no motive power of any kind left at the loop.
This is also the last days for us, the operating crew of the G.L.R.R. Inc. For awhile at least we will be joining the ranks of the unemployed. So much for a crew with over 175 years of combines steam railroading experiance. A new and green crew will take over in January. They will be using unproven equipment, running on a unforgiving steep mountain railrad, with little or no experiance. I hope they do not hurt or kill some one.
Phil Reader