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Coloradokid

March 06, 2022 12:20PM

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On page 145 of John Norwood's book Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections, there is the following...

"Modernization of the property under the guidance of Trustee Wilson McCarthy and Henry Swan encouraged a contest in Green Light for a streamlined adaptation of Rio Grande name. The design submitted by Miss Laura Bramkamp, now retired from the Purchasing department, was accepted and is still in use, having first appeared on company publicity in Fall of 1939."

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Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Wade Hall	September 04, 2008 08:06PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	geode	September 05, 2008 08:59AM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Todd Hohlenkamp	September 05, 2008 03:18PM
Re: Just a little more visibility for the "flying" Rio Grande . . .	Russo Loco	March 06, 2022 01:41PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Herb Kelsey	September 06, 2008 12:11PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	geode	September 07, 2008 02:30AM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	rdamurphy	March 10, 2022 10:31PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Kelly Anderson	March 11, 2022 07:10PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Herb Kelsey	March 11, 2022 07:22PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	nickgully	March 06, 2022 10:21AM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Coloradokid	March 06, 2022 12:20PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	bcp	March 06, 2022 11:24AM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	Dave Peterson	March 07, 2022 03:35PM
Re: Just a little more history on the "flying Rio Grande"	albspng	March 07, 2022 05:25PM

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