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Casey Carlson

November 28, 2005 08:18AM

In searching through the newspaper archives at the University of Oregon for Sumpter Valley stuff, I ran across this:
The Baker Democrat Herald
Monday, November 23, 1931
11 Passengers Stalled with Mountain Train
Den. Nov 23- A rotary snowplow was bucking huge drifts today in an attempt to reach a Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger train stalled near Cumbres Pass on the Contenintel Divide.
11 passengers on the train were thought to be in no immediate danger. The train runs over the narrow gauge line of the D&RGW between Alamosa and Durango.

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Cumbres, November 24, 1931	Jim McKee	November 24, 2005 11:05AM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	Greg Raven	November 24, 2005 03:10PM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	Jim McKee	November 25, 2005 09:32AM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	John Craft	November 25, 2005 12:19PM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	Jim McKee	November 25, 2005 05:05PM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	Greg Raven	November 25, 2005 06:48PM
Re: Cumbres, November 24, 1931	tom casper	November 26, 2005 06:04AM
Train was stalled on the hill.	Casey Carlson	November 28, 2005 08:18AM
Re: Train was stalled on the hill.	johnwilke	November 28, 2005 11:12PM
Re: Train was stalled on the hill.	Douglas vV	November 28, 2005 11:14PM
1931	Dick Seelye	November 24, 2005 11:23PM
479 Appears Again.....	Mike Trent	November 26, 2005 07:35AM
Re: 479 Appears Again.....	William Reed	November 26, 2005 09:12PM
Re: 479 Appears Again.....	Mike Trent	November 26, 2005 09:22PM
Re: 479 Appears Again.....	Jim McKee	November 27, 2005 03:52PM

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