Re: When did the 497 go to Alamosa?

drgwk37 Wrote:
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> Jerry,
>
> I know from pics that I've seen of the 497 in the
> late 40's into 1951 the 497 had a pilot plow. Did
> she retain this plow until then to your knowledge?
> Weren't the 493, 497, 498, and 499 the only
> K-37's to get pilot plows over the years?
>
> William
> aka drgwk37
William:
D&RGW records do not show routine maintenance like attaching or removing a plow pilot after the winter. The show the initial installation as modifications had to be made to the engines.

The D&RGW equipment cards only show the installation of plow pilots on two K37s....497 and 499. The equipment cards were not always kept up-to-date, so makes tracking changes difficult.

Many folks assume that the D&RGW was like the military in recording everything they did. While the D&RGW did extensive record keeping, not everything was written down and much of the D&RGW documentation no longer exists or is in private collections and not available for research.

Jerry Day