Re: D&RGW 223

John E. Bull Wrote:
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> I gather you did not read "Iron Horse News" over
> the years, published by R. W. Richardson as I only
> related his fond opinion of the disaster of #223.
> Those who were followers of "Uncle Bob" know the
> story so I feel that it would be of little value
> for me to bring you back to the old history of the
> engine. Good luck on your future progress. Maybe
> my reply was related also to the private words of
> RWR regarding the fancy office the grant money
> bought leaving nothing left for the locomotive.
>
> I will say the story began Aug 1952 in the Narrow
> Gauge News:
> "Engine 223 was such a sight of neglect, that Salt
> Lake shop personnel went out to Liberty Park and
> gave it a coat of paint."

John:

I not only read every issue of the Iron Horse News, but every issue of the Narrow Gauge News from 1954 to 1958. What RWR wrote about was mostly Salt Lake City, what is being done now is a Different city, different time, different people.

Jerry Day



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/18/2010 10:39PM by Jerry Day.