1968 was the final year of revenue freight operations on the Denver and Rio Grande Western(Rio Grande) as trains operated over the Narrow Gauge from Alamosa to Farmington via Chama and Durango. Trains would arrive in Alamosa and loads were transferred to the narrow gauge cars for forwarding west primarily to Farmington The oil and gas boom of the 1950's prolonged the steam operations as the D&RGW delivered loads of pipe and drilling supplies. We pick-up the film coverage on June 3, 1968 with the Scholl family trip to Colorado and New Mexico. Randy Scholl shot 8mm movies with Warren W. Scholl's camera, and Greg shot slides to supplement the film. The first run was a K28 hauling the first shipment of the year to Farmington from Durango. The next day we chase 498 with empty cars toward Chama. On the third day see 3 engines in Chama, and chase 483 with 493 back up Cumbres Pass toward Alamosa. This was the first run of freight up Cumbres Pass for 1968. Later we pick up more runs from Ernie |
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