Freight Train Analysis: Local 606 out of Pueblo 8/10/1966

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  • February 26, 2017 at 2:47 pm #5872
    Dennis Faircloth
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    Local #606 ran eastbound from Pueblo, CO to Horace, KS. On August 10, 1966, the train left with 2 loads, 13 mtys, 420 tons.

    The train shows a departure time of 15:30, conductor Gardner, with one locomotive, GP7 207, for power.

    The head end car was an empty IC boxcar with a destination of St Louis. Not sure what the “HFR” designation means, but perhaps it relates to why the car was moving on a local and not a through train.

    The next 10 cars were destined for Avondale. Two loads, a carload of “metal” from New Orleans and a carload of bombs from the Sioux Army Depot at Sidney, NE, for the Pueblo Army Depot. 8 empties billed to the agent, probably cars to protect loads from the Pueblo Army Depot.

    The last 3 cars are empty boxcars for Horace, followed by caboose 13466.

    The attached file is a scan of the actual consist printout.

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