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San Luis & Rio Grande Equipment San Luis & Rio Grande News Items Rebuilding the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Size: 18 items
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SLRG and some mystery passenger run passing through the Blanca interchange. Note the old interchange tracks, already filled with stored cars. The old SLS/SLVS/SSLV heads south in the scrub in front of the cars.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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The SSLV's unique motive power - homebuilt D-500, constructed from an old D&RGW tender, and the small Plymouth sitting to the right.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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The southern end of the new ties. The old mainline grade, abandoned in 1958/1959, is still off to the right.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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Looking back north towards the interchange from the south end.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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Another view northward towards the interchange.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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This is where the old spur crossed the road. The D-500 and the Plymouth are both out at what was the west end of this spur. The new ties end just behind me.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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Some of the new rail. According to Earl Knoob (via NGDF), the rail came off a track improvement project on the Arizona Eastern.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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About halfway up the grade, still looking north.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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The northernmost spur, extending west from the old SLS/SLVS/SSLV.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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This is where two of the northernmost spurs entered the former SLS/SLVS/SSLV main.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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Up near the north end, the track is spiked and ballasted.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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Looking south from the finished section.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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One of the old SSLV crossbucks, complete with the "SSLV" on the old rail holding it up.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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South of the finished section, the track is still in various states of construction. Needs to be spiked, aligned, ballasted, etc.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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On 11-Feb-2008, I found this cut of UFIX coal cars sitting on the recently restored SSLV.
Date: 02 Feb 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Another look at the end of the UFIX cars, as well as the end of track. The ties continue on south, but the rails/ballast end here.
Date: 02 Feb 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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A look south at the uncompleted track on 11-Feb-2008
Date: 02 Feb 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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Just a shot of the cars and track (showing the volcanic scoria "ballast"), with Mount Blanca in the background.
Date: 02 Feb 2008
Owner: ND Holmes
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