Re: The 470's "Fake" Stacks

Mike Trent Wrote:
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> In 1957, engine #478 was fitted with a new fake
> diamond stack, also for use on the "Silverton"
> train, which then was only run three times a week,
> but was gaining popularity.

Actually the last tri-weekly season was 1953. In 1954,
after Perlman left, the service went first to 4 times a week (from 7/15 Sun, Wed, Fri, Sat) and then 5 times (from 8/2 add Mon).
From 1955 on sevice was daily (ok, it was still tri-weekly during June and after Labor Day)


> In 1960,
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1962, Finance Docket #20943, decided 4/23/62

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> Part of the
> image the railroad pressed for "The Silverton" was
> the "Grande Gold" (Aspen Gold) (Prospector Gold)
> paint on the coaches that had been officially
> adopted by the D&RGW for Passenger use in 1948.

The Silverton cars (215, 280, 306 & 320) had been painted Grande Gold since 1950. The rest of the passenger stock, including the former San Juan cars, went yellow in '55 (126, 284, 312, 319, 323, 327 & Alamosa)

With the "Rio Grande Land" scheme (1963) came new cars (330, 331, 400, 401) and in 1964 more new cars (332-337) and the two yellow boxes (3219, 3468) with more open car (402-405) added thru '67. All of the new cars
were yellow from day 1.

> In 1964, the second
> train was added.

From 7/20/63, actually.

hank, pedantic as ever