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Date: 10/06/19 04:45
SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: cozephyr

San Luis & Rio Grande (SLRG) action headed to Antonito, Colorado.  SLRG 100, E8A (also considered model E8Ar) built Dec 1949 by EMD as Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 9938-A.  SLRG 100 made Alamosa to Antonito, CO, run with 22-cars was north of La Jara, CO, 4 October 2019.

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Date: 10/06/19 04:53
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: dcfbalcoS1

        Is this unit being used because they have nothing else that is operational ?
 

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Date: 10/06/19 04:57
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: dan

the other bigger power is on the La Veta pass turn I assume, does appear to be some oil on the roof

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Date: 10/06/19 05:39
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: cozephyr

Believe PRLX 4685 was in Alamosa Shop getting some maintenance early October 2019.  PRLX 4687 was working the Walsenburg, Colorado, job that morning.

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Date: 10/06/19 05:47
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: PlyWoody

Thanks very much for showing they still have revenue traffic.  They do not look like a cars of the type they are storing.  I see there are cars in storage on SG tracks in Antonito. I guess the wye is open so they can turn this F unit for the return run. Did you photograph the large switching operation at Antonito?

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Date: 10/06/19 06:44
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: ns2557

We were down this way same day. Didnt see either PRLX units, but if one was in shop it wasn't visible. 5 of the ex NJT Units sitting, dead, across street by station. Ben

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Date: 10/06/19 07:57
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: cozephyr

The ex-New Jersey Transit (NJT) units lease is up-all five units stored for now.

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Date: 10/07/19 09:34
Re: SLRG 100 Antonito Turn 4 Oct 2019
Author: TomPlatten

I am assuming the crews are draining the air boxes on the locomotive. E-units don't like slow operations. We found that out at OERM.
 



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