LA MADERA BRANCH OF THE CHILI LINE Traditional Cache
LA MADERA BRANCH OF THE CHILI LINE
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CAMO'D BISON TUBE
IN 1914 THE D&RG RAILROAD DECIDED TO BUILD A DEPOT JUST NORTH OF THIS SITE AND NAMED IT TAOS JUNCTION.
THIS IS WHERE PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT FOR TAOS WOULD ARRIVE. FORMERLY THIS AREA WAS CALLED STONG. THE TRAIN, KNOW AS THE CHILI LINE, RAN FROM ALAMOSA, COLORADO TO SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. AT THIS SAME TIME, THE RAILROAD BUILT A BRANCH TO LA MADERA, NEW MEXICO, WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL SAWMILLS AND THEY COULD HAUL OUT THE LUMBER.
THE CACHE IS PLACED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OLD RAIL BED. IN 1941 THE RAILROAD WAS TAKEN OUT AND THAT WAS THE END OF TAOS JUNCTION.
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WHFG NABGURE CVRPR BS JBBQ
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