Re: RGS paper work plus Colorado Narrow Narrow Gauge pictures and a few mine also

Here is the story on the Rico cars. Bob Shank got the cars from Vance Junction, but I was suppose to get the cars from Rico. The Rico Agrentine Mining Company was "cleaning up" the old Rico yards and mill tailings. I approched them about buying the outfit cars and baggage cars as well as the rail in the engine house. They told me if I hauled it all away, I could have it...including the water tower. I had asked the Mining company to give me 30 days to remove the equipment and they agreed. I arranged for a lowboy to haul the outfit cars and went to Rico to start jacking them up. One week after they agreed to give me 30 days, the cars had all been crushed with a bulldoser and burned. They were going to start on the water tower next but I convinced them to leave it standing if I put a fence around it. I was able to rescue MOST of the rail from the engine house. Part of it was stolen before I could move it all to my home near Grand Junction. It later years I sold the RGS/D&RGW equipment I had already restored. The 0400 is at the CRRM. The rail from the Rico engine house is being used at the Cross Orchards Living History Farm in Grand Junction as part of the Uintah restoration project.

Jerry Albers