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Charlie Mutschler

November 04, 2001 04:45PM

You answered your own question. The Barrel Transfer was used to empty the contents of narrow gauge high side gons into standard gauge cars. Coal from Crested Butte, and limestone from Monarch were the primary items being transferred. The process was hard on the side stakes and top board of the cars, which is why so many of the surviving high side gons have had the side stakes spliced.
Charlie Mutschler

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Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	William	November 04, 2001 04:26PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 04:45PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb Kelsey	November 04, 2001 05:03PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Jim Adams	November 04, 2001 05:49PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	J. B. Bowers	November 04, 2001 07:18PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:09PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 07:46PM
Re: Barrel transfer	PRR	November 04, 2001 08:04PM
Re: Barrel transfer	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 08:36PM
"Rio Grande of the Rockies"	William	November 04, 2001 09:10PM
Re: "Rio Grande of the Rockies"	RickSteele	November 06, 2001 08:52AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:11PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:38PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 05, 2001 07:29AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Dave Grandt	November 05, 2001 07:59AM
Thanks!	Charlie Mutschler	November 05, 2001 08:21AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb Kelsey	November 06, 2001 12:54AM

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