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Greetings Louis, Yes, the Vegemite (owned by Kraft!) burning steamers finally went. They lasted into the 1960s and, I am not sure, but I think a few lasted to 1970-71 in service. South Australia's 520 class (4-8-4) was one of the most stylish steamers ever built. I met my wife on a trip behind #526 "Duchess of Glouster". Mark From: "LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017, 9:38 Subject: [CBQ] Re: 1952 Flooding February 1, 2017
Mark - I only was five or six years old when Dad was C&S trainmaster in
Trinidad. But, I can clearly remember my Mom taking my younger brother Ken and
me to a hill overlooking the C&S mainline to view double headed troop trains
supporting the Korean War effort. I very clearly remember the locomotives
belching smoke and exhaust along with all the soldiers waving from the open
coach windows to us. The things you remember as a small child...... I also
took my very first "rail fan" snapshot with a Brownie box camera of a Santa
Fe helper climbing Raton Pass. I've been interested in amateur photography
ever since having eventually graduated to the new world of digital. But,
there was always something special about a darkroom where "magic" was
performed if you know what I mean. I have corrected the image location to
Pueblo. Is it true the Aussies still run vegetmite-burning steam
locomotives? All The Best - Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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Greetings Louis,
I think #854 was assigned
to the Colorado Division in 1951. I will try to confirm this.
It is most unlikely to have
wandered north to Denver; this was C&S switching territory.
(the 0-8-0 was restricted
to a very low speed - 15mph - on the main line; a engine man's nightmare.)
It is possible that it went
north to Colorado Springs but it that area did not require such a larger
switcher. The r ail looks too heavy for the Springs.
Most likely the photo was
taken in Pueblo; it is correctly lettered for a Pueblo assignment where the ATSF
handled all the switching for both the ATSF and the C&S.
I am sure those memories
around Trinidad are magic.
Mark
From: "LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2017, 4:09 Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: 1952 flooding [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from LZadnichek@aol.com included
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February 1, 2017
Mark/Hol - Very much appreciate both your comments and recollections
including the images of the PA's on the Q! All very interesting. I'm going
to contribute an image of Santa Fe 0-8-0 type No. 854 lettered for the joint
switching entity AT&SF C&S. Whereas I've got a number of images showing
C&S 2-8-0's so lettered, this is the only one I've come across to
date of a Santa Fe steam locomotive so lettered. I've both inserted
and attached the image that's dated 1951 and identified as being at
Denver.
I do not recall the joint switching entity being featured in the BRHS
Bulletin, so maybe this thread can be the basis for such an article in the
future. Same for the 1952 flooding and subsequent detouring. If both
subjects have been covered previously, then forgive me as I'm developing a
case of "old timers disease" since my memory is not quite as sharp as it once
was. My Dad was C&S southern division trainmaster at Trinidad, CO, during
1951-52 and I still well remember watching Santa Fe steam on Raton
Pass. Those wonderful memories still remain clear as can be.... Best Regards -
Louis
Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL
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