D&RGW 315 on C&TS for 5 Years
Announcement
The Durango Railroad Historical Society (DRHS) and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) are pleased to announce that locomotive D&RGW 315, owned by DRHS, will be residing on the C&TS for the next five years, through the 2022 season.
In 2022 the 315 will be due for its 15-year major inspection, per Federal Railroad Administration Regulations (49 CFR Part 230.17). C&TS offered to perform this inspection, and DRHS agreed to contract them to do so. Some of the 315 maintenance crew will help.
After operating on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in August 2016, the 315 was transported to the C&TS and has been operating there occasionally for over a year.
DRHS policy allows the 315 to be operated only occasionally a few times a year. DRHS, C&TS, and the Friends of the C&TS will be scheduling excursions using the 315 during 2018 through 2022. Charters with the 315 may be scheduled by contacting either Scott Gibbs, DRHS Chief of 315 Operations, at
sgibbs908@gmail.com or Ed Beaudette, C&TS Manager of Engineering & Operations, at
ebeaudette@cumbrestoltec.com.