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Russo Loco

December 20, 2010 06:49PM

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pd3463 Wrote:
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> ...
> 4. Since I am on a roll, how was it then that the
> Durango & Chama went to Knott's, since most of
> that equipment seemed to have RGS conections.

IIRC, when the RGS went belly-up in 1952 Bob Richardson bought #20 for scrap value and Walter Knott bought #41 & #340 plus several pieces of rolling stock, some rail and ties, etc. Too bad someone didn't save #461!

- Russ

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The Alamosa Parlor Car	pd3463	December 20, 2010 09:27AM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	WilliamDiehl	December 20, 2010 12:41PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	John Cole	December 20, 2010 01:39PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	Brian Norden	December 20, 2010 01:46PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	pd3463	December 20, 2010 01:56PM
Parlor Car Differences	Kevin Cook	December 20, 2010 02:17PM
Re: Parlor Car Differences	40sfan	December 22, 2010 10:11AM
Re: Parlor Car Differences	Jeff Taylor	December 27, 2010 01:50AM
Re: Parlor Car Differences: Thanks	40sfan	December 27, 2010 09:51AM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	Russo Loco	December 20, 2010 06:49PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	Jeff Taylor	December 20, 2010 07:24PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	pd3463	December 20, 2010 07:50PM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	TUnfried	December 22, 2010 08:15AM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	John Cole	December 22, 2010 09:01AM
Re: The Alamosa Parlor Car	Jimmy Blouch	December 20, 2010 09:39PM
Re: RGS #20	Dave Schaaf	December 22, 2010 10:23AM
Quick & dirty history of D&RG(W) parlor cars	hank	December 26, 2010 09:47PM
Removed	TUnfried	December 28, 2010 10:47PM

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