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Length of Track beyond the road crossing at Chama

Unread postby Martyn Chapman » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:41 am

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I was watching the new dvd "coal smoke over cumbres" and the first shots are of the freight train coming into Chama from the Durango end near the stock yard. Can anyone tell me how much track there is heading out towards Durango from the last switch of the "Y"?

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Re: Length of Track beyond the road crossing at Chama

Unread postby Jason Rose » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:00 am

My best guess is between 800 and 1000 feet from west wye switch to end-of-track.
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Re: Length of Track beyond the road crossing at Chama

Unread postby Rich Murray » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:09 am

I just tried to figure it out from both Google and Bing maps but in both cases I couldn't tell if I was looking at old right of way or track.
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Re: Length of Track beyond the road crossing at Chama

Unread postby Jason Rose » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:03 am

The line ends just east of the first road crossing west of the wye.
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Re: Length of Track beyond the road crossing at Chama

Unread postby David Huete » Fri May 02, 2014 9:22 am

I wish there were another 107 miles of track west of Chama.
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