Re: Salida Tie Plant Article

Jerry474 Wrote:
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> The latest issue of the Rio Grande Modeling &
> Historical Society's Prospector magazine includes
> an article I wrote on the D&RGW/Koppers tie plant
> at Salida and an article written by Dylan Hutson
> who was the fireman on the Rotary OY run. The
> Salida tie plant produced all the railroad ties
> and bridge timbers for the railroad and telephone
> poles for the Mountain States Phone Company. The
> plant closed in 1960, the 2-foot gauge Porter
> engine from the plant is on display in Salida at
> the museum.
>
> [www.rgmhs.org]
> ml

Will be getting my copy, that was an interesting operation!! Can't wait to read it. Thanks Jerry.

William
aka drgwk37