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El Coke

December 28, 2001 01:52PM

Jan Rons called me this AM and asked me to do a short clinic on D&RGW coaches at the Sn3 Symposium in Phoenix this February. As we were talking a nagging question came to mind...what the heck happened to all of the express cars that were retired in June of 1951 at Alamosa ? The only ones I can immediately account for are #126 (on the D&SNG) and 168 at the Colorado R.R.Museum at Golden . I would like to know what happened to 111, 127,163,164,165 and 167. Since these cars would make great sheds I figured they would be resold as such and not destroyed , which was rare for D&RGW high cars . My guess is they are somwhere around the San Luis Valley but in my travels there I have yet to find one . I have an AFE book but it is not specific about disposition . Any ideas ?

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Subject	Author	Posted
D&RGW express car mystery	El Coke	December 28, 2001 01:52PM
Re: D&RGW express car mystery	Short Line Sam	December 28, 2001 02:46PM
Re: D&RGW express car mystery	Kevin	December 28, 2001 04:02PM
I don't think so	Brian Norden	December 28, 2001 09:16PM
He might be thinking of the RPO cars	Grant Houston	December 29, 2001 08:26PM
Express Cars, and some others	Grant Houston	December 28, 2001 07:06PM
What are the cars on the Alamosa River?	Sam March	December 28, 2001 07:27PM
Your answer	Grant Houston	December 29, 2001 08:24PM
Re: Your answer	Sam March	December 29, 2001 09:22PM
Re: Your answer	Grant Houston	January 01, 2002 03:10PM
Thanks!	Sam March	January 01, 2002 05:21PM
Re: Thanks!	Grant Houston	January 02, 2002 05:39PM
Re: D&RGW express car mystery	Jim	December 28, 2001 10:32PM
Re: D&RGW express car mystery	Earl	December 30, 2001 04:52PM
Re: Walter Knott's Cars	Mike Trent	December 31, 2001 07:47AM

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