The local from Marathon arrives in La Linda. The consist is a no surprise mix, but today, a surprise is an early spring storm that is building. The crew saw a lot of lightning down in Mexico as they neared La Linda and they are a bit anxious, hoping they can get their switching choresContinue reading “Bad Storm South of La Linda”
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Another “Hot” Run in Presidio, Part 3
By CE Hunt Time for the Ocotillo local to make its run. After a good night’s sleep, the Presidio-based crew has three tasks to do today before the train #1 arrives in town this evening: 1. run the local out to the silica mine at Ocotillo, 2. make the international bridge run to gather theContinue reading “Another “Hot” Run in Presidio, Part 3”
Another “Hot” Run in Presidio, Part 1
By CE Hunt Train #2 has departed Presidio heading north for Alpine and Pecos. It may be a slow run north. It is hot and dry. Fire risk is great. The crew is always happy to get north as they hit the higher altitudes and cooler temperatures. The line picks up about 2,400 feet byContinue reading “Another “Hot” Run in Presidio, Part 1″
The Story of A. B. McGill’s Warehouse
By CE hunt On my Presidio & Northern railway, history and fiction blend quite comfortably. I like to think that the history is factual and the fiction is at least informed by the history. My novels are kind of like that too, but mostly fiction. Nobody knows exactly when Angus Blair McGill arrived in Presidio.Continue reading “The Story of A. B. McGill’s Warehouse”
A Little Coal for the Monastery and Chiles Rellenos on the LCN Today (Part 2)
By B. Smith The chiles rellenos were amazing per Tex. The crew wants a nap, but there is work left to do and a long way back home to Marathon. The Mexican cokes are helping them get back to action. The economy of this village goes north and south. In many ways it is asContinue reading “A Little Coal for the Monastery and Chiles Rellenos on the LCN Today (Part 2)”
Steam in the Mid-1960? (Launching the La Linda Canyon Northern RR Story) — Part 1
By B. Smith In the late 1930’s as the US was coming out or the Great Depression and war clouds were developing over Europe, steel production was increasing. Fluorite is an essential mineral in the production of steel and sources in the US were limited. A significant deposit of fluorite was know to existContinue reading “Steam in the Mid-1960? (Launching the La Linda Canyon Northern RR Story) — Part 1”
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