Knott's Berry Farm
| January 05, 2009 09:24PM |
K27 #464 being delivered to Buena Park by Southern Pacific after being loaded on a flat car from Alamosa Nov 26, 1973
#464 was unloaded from the flat car and put a lowboy for its trip to Knott's. After 2 years of restoration #464 was used to carry passengers around the park. It was used until Jan 26 1981 and was shipped to Flint Michigan
#464 being unloaded onto the rail at Knott's. The tender was shipped on a Knott's Berry Farm semi from Colorado. Nov 26 1973
Various shots of #340 and #41 in their early 1970's gaudy paint schemes.
Edna in early days when Knott's was still free
D&RGW 340 and RGS 41 Jan 11 2003. The repainting of these locomotives back to their original schemes were the work of John Buchanan and Randy Babcock along with other shop personnel.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.