NNG: Taking a ride in an open berth
| September 04, 2020 04:37PM |
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is an adventure in history. It also remains an everyday event on VIA Canada. Or at least was until covid shuts things down, but is scheduled to restart later this year. It may not be a wooden narrow gauge tourist sleeper, but it is a genuine open berth not much different than the way folks traveled back in the day.
And just like the Rio Grande they stop in the middle of nowhere to pick up and let off passengers.
JBWX
And just like the Rio Grande they stop in the middle of nowhere to pick up and let off passengers.
JBWX
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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.