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Its Char, the father Henry and Robby
Rothschild, these guys can make Beautiful music and I am glad to say
they are working on another CD.. Good Luck, Guys.. I am sure it will
be as Magical as your previous work of music..
Follow the link on the front page to
get a copy of their music for yourself, its Twinky approved and
recommended!!! |
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Twins in A Bel Air.... Rachel &
Rebecca Hill at the Early Iron Car Show in Alamosa, Colorado.... |
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Here's a shot of my Buddy Dean Lowe's
hot rod. It is a 1929 Model A Ford Roadster Pick up. The body is an
all steel original. The engine is a blown 383" small block Chevy.
Dean has owned ths car for about 11 years. The picture was taken at
the annual Father's day Roadster Show, held at the Pomona
Fairgrounds.
What a Beauty Dean!!!!
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Thanks to Jim Vliet, I have a shot of
myself taken near the Hermosa Road Crossing, Can you see me in the
weeds.... Thanks Jim for the Photograph and I enjoyed talking with
you... |
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Thursdays Train up Cumbres consisted of a mixed
freight/passenger train, we hauled train 216 up the hill and since
the passenger train required a helper, we moved a few freight cars
up the hill for the upcoming photo freight train.... |
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I was on the Road locomotive 488 with my partner
Ronnie and ahead was to oil tankers and a refrigerated boxcar and
Marvin and Jose on Helper 487. |
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A view of the consist. |
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487's tender and the rest of the train. |
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A few closer views... |
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There are some places only crew members can go and
thats why this website exists... |
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Lets climb on top of the train and see what that
looks like???? |
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Looking back over the oil tankers and 488... |
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Looking forward over the Refrigerator and 487... |
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A friend of the Twins, this Young
lady actually gave me the idea for the shot of the twins, thank you
so much.. I could kick myself for not getting your name.. Beautiful
smile though and Thanks... |
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Rebecca & Rachel Hill....... |
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Another view of Caboose 0306. |
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Here is 488 and the last tanker car.. |
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Another view forward, I wish I could have gotten a
better picture, but the yard is kinda full. |
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After a great run, we arrived at Cumbres.. I took
a picture from the cab looking forward. |
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Stepped off to get a picture for you all... |
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We are performing a brake test and 487 has already
dropped off the freight on the siding at Cumbres. |
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Jose in on the ground to get the switch and line
487, it is now backing into the shed at Cumbres. |
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We are rolling to Osier, with Ronnie at the
throttle and the train behind us, we pass the freight cars. |
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Goodbye to Cumbres. |
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Thursday evening in Antonito..... |
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Caboose 0306 sits in the evening sun. |
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Locomotive 488 in front of the Chama
Shop... Thanks to Dave Ketchum for these great shots... |
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Hey its me in 484... |
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484 and Alan back down to the
train.... |
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Fire Patrol prepares to leave Chama
behind the train. |
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Galloping Goose Number in front of
the Durango Depot... Thanks again to Dave Ketchum for these great
pictures... |
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Rolling across the last road crossing into Chama. |
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On the last platform I watch Bobby in control of
the Fire Patrol. |
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Next to Bobby is the Famous Juke Tree....... |
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Fire Patrol with Bobby at the controls... its
amazing I will admit something here, I have been with the railroad
for 17 years and I have to admit I have almost no experience
operating Motor cars... just never get a chance!!!! |
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Coming across the Chama River Bridge.... |
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And we roll into the Chama yard, the Train ahead
of me has already made the curve into the yard. |
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And we roll into Chama, Bobby will pass us to the
right and turn Fire Patrol on the Wye. |
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Some of the machinery is still in the building at
Lava... |
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You can see the bearing surfaces... the Babbitt
bearing is still intact. |
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This is a tank outside the East side of the
structure... not sure what its for??? |
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Another view of the Pump House, this is amazing,
the pump house sits in a lush green valley and the tank sits above
in a desert. |
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More of the last machinery still in the pump
house. |
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This is actually a beautiful place, worth driving
in to see. |
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Another view of the tank outside the pump house. |
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This was part of a structure on the river, I was
curious as to whether the river may have been dammed here a little
to provide a solid source of water. |
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And our last view of the Lava Pump House.. hope
you enjoyed your visit to this place. |
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Let me introduce you to D&S Engineer
Ray Loose, I really like this guy, quite the gentleman... |
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D&S Locomotive 486 rolls thru the
valley north of Durango... |
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I love this place, you can pace the
Locomotives from the Highway... |
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I tell you this is a cool place to
watch steam in action. |
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At the Throttle is Engineer Scott
Shewmake and Fireman Travis Wheeler. |
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486 is rolling for home... |
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I got ahead and waited for Scott, Travis and 486 in Durango. |
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Coming across the last road into the
station. |
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A little bit of switching and 486
will be done for the Day. |
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This is actually a great place to
watch trains, especially when they are switching. |
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Locomotive 486 switches to the rear
light and backs away from us. |
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Another shot of my Buddy, I am
honored to know this Guy... Robby Rothschild. |
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Welcome to Alburquerque, New
Mexico..... This is the railway station.. |
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And if I am correct you are looking
at the new station that will serve the new Rail transportation
system being put in place to serve Alburquerque.. |
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How about this old Santa Fe
building... I love old railroad architecture. |
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This is a Beautiful Building... |
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It fits well into the surrounding
area and suits Alburquerque quite well. |
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My better half found these railroad
Gems sitting in the yard... |
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Isn't that a Beautiful Building. |
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Its a Santa Fe Caboose, ain't she a
Beauty.... If I contact the Mayor of Alburquerque and promise to
vote for him in the coming election, do you think he will give me
the Caboose..... or help me acquire it somehow!!!! |
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I love this shot, this place is
Beautiful.. |
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And the gateway into the station, the
tracks where Amtrak comes in are just beyond the Gate... |
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The Headlight and Bell of 5000... Thanks again to
Steven Dickey for these great shots. |
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The locomotive is being moved to his final place. |
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Track panels were used to move the locomotive. |
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What a crowd came out to see this machine.. |
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The tender is moved into its final position. |
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Now it waits for its partner. |
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The track section are connected.... |
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Slowly 5000 is turned into place... |
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A little bit more... |
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5000 begins its backward motion to the tender. |
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Up a little hill and back to the tender... |
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Some guys got lucky to ride the Cab... |
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Time to go home, 488, Caboose 0306 and the
passenger cars sit on tracks one, two, three and four...
If you like what you see, consider a donation!!!
Just a DOLLAR, nothing more and anything less would make the
envelope feel funny.. P.O. Box 323, Antonito, Colorado, 81120
Have a great weekend, see ya later... |
