It's April 19, 1937 K-36 #483 hauls a Civilian Conservation Corps train; the train departs Alamosa at 8:05 AM with 11 passenger cars and 1 caboose.
Crew: Conductor Mason, and Engineer Kellogg.
Passenger Cars:
Combines 240 and 212
Coaches: 320, 304, 300, 311, 285, 297, 321, 302, 280, and 301
Caboose 0503.
1937 ccc train in April
#2
Posted 15 December 2016 - 07:47 PM
Cool! The CCC was an interesting program. There are still some CCC huts in our own and the neighboring one which housed the workers. Don't know what they did, but I'm sure our area was impoverished then.
Christopher
Christopher
#3
Posted 15 December 2016 - 08:53 PM
The train rolls through La Jara on it's way down the San Luis valley.
#4
Posted 16 December 2016 - 01:58 PM
The train rolls through Antonito as it begins the climb to Chama.
#7
Posted 17 December 2016 - 08:56 PM
The train rolls through Mud Tunnel as it heads for Cumbres.
#8
Posted 18 December 2016 - 01:23 PM
The train goes through Rock Tunnel and rolls through Osier, meeting a eastbound freight there.
#9
Posted 18 December 2016 - 05:30 PM
The train crosses Cascade Creek trestle and passes the tank at Los Pinos.
#10
Posted 18 December 2016 - 08:54 PM
After rounding Tanglefoot Curve, the train pulls into Cumbres at 11:21 AM.