Steam & Excursion > C&TSRR = Approaching The Narrows

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Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
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NIce Video Roger, Thanks for sharing. 

For those of us who are not familiar with Colorado/New Mexico, can you tell me why they call this "the Narrows"?

JWL

tbdbitl Wrote:
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> NIce Video Roger, Thanks for sharing. 
>
> For those of us who are not familiar with
> Colorado/New Mexico, can you tell me why they call
> this "the Narrows"?
>
> JWL

I have no idea but I hope someone can answer the question.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

It is essentialy that. The terrain closes down from wide open at the 17 road crossing to a point where the road
and the railroad share the side of a hill where a retaining wall separates the road and railroad, the road above
the railroad. Once past there the terrain opens up.

Out

callum_out Wrote:
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> It is essentialy that. The terrain closes down
> from wide open at the 17 road crossing to a point
> where the road
> and the railroad share the side of a hill where a
> retaining wall separates the road and railroad,
> the road above
> the railroad. Once past there the terrain opens
> up.
>
> Out

Thanks for the information.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Another excellent video and fantastic sound Roger. I liked the rado chatter too!]


Chris

Mudrock Wrote:
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> Another excellent video and fantastic sound Roger.
> I liked the rado chatter too!]
>
>
> Chris

I need to use my radio more often.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff

Technically it is the "Chama River Narrows".  Coming off Cumbres Pass, the railroad follows Wolf Creek all the way down and crosses the same creek on the tall Lobato Trestle.  A short ways down stream from the trestle, Wolf Creek flows into the Chama River.  The railroad follow the Chama River on into Chama itself.  Just south (timetable "west") of Lobato Siding , the Chama River enters a short narrow canyon, with the railroad and highway on the east side.  In ancient times it is thought the glacier that scowered out the Wolf Creek Valley north of Lobato, ended at this point and left this short canyon untouched.  After a mile or so, the canyon (or "Narrows") opens up into a broader valley.


Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
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> callum_out Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It is essentialy that. The terrain closes down
> > from wide open at the 17 road crossing to a
> point
> > where the road
> > and the railroad share the side of a hill where
> a
> > retaining wall separates the road and railroad,
> > the road above
> > the railroad. Once past there the terrain opens
> > up.
> >
> > Out
>
> Thanks for the information.

Earlk Wrote:
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> Technically it is the "Chama River Narrows". 
> Coming off Cumbres Pass, the railroad follows Wolf
> Creek all the way down and crosses the same creek
> on the tall Lobato Trestle.  A short ways down
> stream from the trestle, Wolf Creek flows into the
> Chama River.  The railroad follow the Chama River
> on into Chama itself.  Just south (timetable
> "west") of Lobato Siding , the Chama River enters
> a short narrow canyon, with the railroad and
> highway on the east side.  In ancient times it is
> thought the glacier that scowered out the Wolf
> Creek Valley north of Lobato, ended at this point
> and left this short canyon untouched.  After a
> mile or so, the canyon (or "Narrows") opens up
> into a broader valley.
>
>
> Wacky-roger1942 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > callum_out Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > It is essentialy that. The terrain closes
> down
> > > from wide open at the 17 road crossing to a
> > point
> > > where the road
> > > and the railroad share the side of a hill
> where
> > a
> > > retaining wall separates the road and
> railroad,
> > > the road above
> > > the railroad. Once past there the terrain
> opens
> > > up.
> > >
> > > Out
> >
> > Thanks for the information.

Thanks again Earl.

Roger Hogan
Chama, NM
Train Stuff