Blizzard aftermath

Blizzard aftermath

By Faith Finfrock | December 24, 2020

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


A great snowstorm buried the Denver & Rio Grande Western’s narrow-gauge line east of Chama, N.Mex., a few days after Christmas 1951. On January 12, 1952, a work train engaged in clean-up work eased over the 408-foot trestle west of Osier, Colo.
Photo by John Norwood

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