Re: Silverton Shovel

shakeyjake Wrote:
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> Does anyone know the make an model of this
> shovel?
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> Jake Johnson


I've been trying to find out what Rio Grande D-25 is for quite some time.

I know it is an "American" crawler. It could be a model 195. Take a look at this link and compare it to the Rio Grande D-25:

American Model 195

I've found a few photos over the years of this crawler. It seems to appear mostly in the 1960s.

Some nice color photos can be found on John West's web site. Here are links to two of his photos showing D-25 (as a drag line):

D-25 Photo 1

D-25 Photo 2

Another really good source for photos of D-25 can be found in the paper back book, Narrow Gauge...then and now, by Tom Gildersleeve and Nils Huxtable. D-25 shows up in five color photos in this book.

Another photo that was posted on this forum by Rich Muth shows what I believe to be D-25 unloading pipe at Ignacio:

Here is a link to that photo:

D-25 Pipe Unloader


I have a 1:25 model of a Bantam crawler that I'm planning to paint and letter as D-25. Not the correct model, but close enough for me.

Matt
Lake Forest, CA
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/25/2010 05:49PM by San Juan.