Ted miles Wrote:
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> Chris,
> Re your last sentence; the Colorado
> Railroad Museum does have the only standard gauge
> D&RG(W) locomotive. She is the #683, a Baldwin
> 2-8-0 built in 10-1890. She was also D&RG #583
> and has been displayed with both numbers by the
> museum. She was sold to the San Luis Southern
> Railway in 1947 and to Robert W. Richardson in
> 4-1963.
>
> Ted Miles, CRRM Member
Ted,
I was well aware that the 683 only survived because it had been sold to the San Luis Southern. As elaborated upon by Ralph in his post following yours. I stand by my statement as correct.
Ralph,
R.W.R. did mention it somewhere in his books(or maybe the Iron Horse News), re the D&RGW company policy: I don't have time to go reread those tomes to establish what his actual words were.