Durango, Farmington & Chama
November 8-13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12
Farmington Branch & Jicarilla Apache Reservation
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My final task for work required that I drive out to our office on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. There's nothing railroad-related out there, but it's quite pretty. There are persistent rumors of BNSF building a branch to Durango/Hesperus and it would likely traverse this area. Too bad the 4th Division of the Rio Grande isn't still in place to haul that traffic. |
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Across the parking lot from my hotel is this building with a decidedly railroad look to it. The backside faces the mainline of the Farmington Branch and has loading doors. My guess is they're a former customer of the narrow gauge!
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The dirt road is the RoW and you can see the loading doors for what was likely a team track.
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Heading towards the reservation. 550 South
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Sure is pretty out there.
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