D&RGW 487 runby at Gato, October 2, 1966
This was on the third day of the last train to operate over most of the narrow gauge lines. This was the annual Kiwanis Color Caravan that ran from Alamosa to Silverton and return. The fare was $23.00 for the 3-day event.
The 487 is a main stay in the locomotive fleet at the C&TS these days but a few of us old enough had the fun of seeing this engine in actual service over the D&RGW.
Of course, knowing where this photo was taken, a train would be slowing down instead of charging forth as shown here. There was a stop several hundred feet past the bridge in Gato where the train would stop to take on water. The Gomez General store was to the right, out of the picture.
This scene was repeated on October 6 when the passenger cars from the Silverton consist were taken empty to Alamosa for their annual repair work.
D&RGW 487 runby at Gato, October 2, 1966
This was on the third day of the last train to operate over most of the narrow gauge lines. This was the annual Kiwanis Color Caravan that ran from Alamosa to Silverton and return. The fare was $23.00 for the 3-day event.
The 487 is a main stay in the locomotive fleet at the C&TS these days but a few of us old enough had the fun of seeing this engine in actual service over the D&RGW.
Of course, knowing where this photo was taken, a train would be slowing down instead of charging forth as shown here. There was a stop several hundred feet past the bridge in Gato where the train would stop to take on water. The Gomez General store was to the right, out of the picture.
This scene was repeated on October 6 when the passenger cars from the Silverton consist were taken empty to Alamosa for their annual repair work.