Pecos! 1978-1984

By B. Smith I feel really fortunate to have witnessed the PVS when it was still a true short line, serving quite a number of customers receiving one or two cars at a time.  Sure, the gravel quarry was its main source of income, but it didn’t neglect the occasional rail shipper/receiver.  A shadow of

Southwest Spur, 1972

By B. Smith The Southwest Spur Setting:  A spur somewhere along the SP in the Southwest. The spur was once a 30-mile branch line that once served a string of towns terminating at a mine in pretty remote country. When the mine closed, most of the the branch line was eventually abandoned except for the