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Nostalgia & History > Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets WedDate: 01/07/19 19:32 Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: Englewood From the July, 1953 issue of The Rock Island News Digest.
Digitized by the fine people at Google Books Nothing to be learned from this old time, outdated, style of railroading. Except, perhaps, how to combine two trains in 15 minutes - without radios. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/19 07:53 by Englewood.    Date: 01/07/19 19:33 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: Englewood Enjoy your ride on the Road of Planned Progress
 Date: 01/07/19 19:42 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: dan I stayed at the Barth? Hotel page 5 right side in the pic,when i worked for C&LC before kansas bought the line to Limon, the Hotel in the background was damaged by a tornado in 1991? was razed, neat place! In the final photo some of those elevators also were hit by the twister, and were raised, the storm grabbed some fertilzer trucks and tanks from the coop, creating a haz mat situation.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/19 21:20 by dan. Date: 01/07/19 20:38 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: 3rdswitch Today this same procedure would take two carmen, an electrician, whatever crew men there were an hour or more!
JB Date: 01/07/19 21:27 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: SD45X Don’t forget the Trainmaster fresh out of college:)
Think an old Trains mag had the same photos. Posted from iPhone Date: 01/08/19 07:29 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: icancmp193 3rdswitch Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Today this same procedure would take two carmen, > an electrician, whatever crew men there were an > hour or more! > JB I am always astounded when the local comes to town to pickup a unit or a car. 45 minutes would be a quick pick-up. TJY Date: 01/08/19 14:35 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: sums007 It's hard to imagine Amtrak doing something like this. Too much trouble for them.
Date: 01/08/19 20:40 Re: Maroon Monday - Limon, Colo., Where the Rockets Wed Author: tgcostello Thanks for sharing this into, it's a gem.
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