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BNSF to run special trains for New Mexico Centennial
Yea for the Big New Santa Fe! (sorry to be corny. Just spent a couple hours watching Pentrex’ “Santa Fe’s New Mexico Mainline” set.)
How 'bout coordinating to borrow the #3751? New Mexico was AT&SF territory.
That should read, Colorado & Southern Rwy, as FW&D ended at Texline, Tx and C&S operated from Sixela, NM (across the border from Texas) Northwestward across Northeastern New Mexico into Colorado.
Four things need to happen to get 3751 to NM…
- Owners San Berdoo RHS must agree, '51 be available.
- Talk BNSF into allowing a round-trip, busy Transcon move, not easy.
- Secure 3751 storage, probably in Abq, but ideal, old ATSF shops still not rebuilt.
- Finances. Who pays for '51’s Cal-NM trip?
2926’s Abq rebuild needs a year or two to finish, was to pull a Centennial train statewide. Send money!
Are they going to let passengers ride the trains other than Native Americans? Something as big as a centennial needs something as big as passenger trains for a day trip.