Re: D&RGW #499 (and Silver Vista?) to Gunnison in '49
| November 26, 2017 07:45PM |
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MSRRKevin Wrote:
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> I'm assuming that when the Silver Vista (& the
> rest of the train) was transported to the Black
> Canyon, they went up via Valley Line to Salida?
> So that means the Silver Vista traveled nearly
> the entire D&RGW route . . .
IIRC, the RMRRC also sponsored an extensive trip in 1949 -
From Salida to Gunnison to Montrose to Ridgway to . . . ? and return. How far did they travel on the RGS – all the way to Rico, or only to Lizard Head? Was the Silver Vista along? Also IIRC, #499 did the honors between Salida and Gunnison, and wore a Moffat Green jacket for the occasion.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2017 07:48PM by Russo Loco.
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> I'm assuming that when the Silver Vista (& the
> rest of the train) was transported to the Black
> Canyon, they went up via Valley Line to Salida?
> So that means the Silver Vista traveled nearly
> the entire D&RGW route . . .
IIRC, the RMRRC also sponsored an extensive trip in 1949 -
From Salida to Gunnison to Montrose to Ridgway to . . . ? and return. How far did they travel on the RGS – all the way to Rico, or only to Lizard Head? Was the Silver Vista along? Also IIRC, #499 did the honors between Salida and Gunnison, and wore a Moffat Green jacket for the occasion.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2017 07:48PM by Russo Loco.
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