Re: Rio Grande Southern

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Greg Scholl
In the films I have it started with scenes of 473 on a train looking very much like the "San Juan" out of Alamosa. There is a RPO, Baggage or two, and coaches, and on the end is more extra coaches and the Silver Vista glass are on the end.
Looking out the door at the train you think you are riding the San Juan, except they did 2-3 runbys. Later though they meet the other San Juan at Juanita.
The next day 463 pulls the mixed train to Silverton, with some freight cars, and open gon with people, then some green coaches, and a caboose on the rear. They did a runby on the High Line it appears.

The first Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip between Alamosa and Durango was May 30-31 1952. No trip to Silverton.
The second Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip between Alamosa and Durango was September 26-27 1953. Again no trip to Silverton.

In that the "San Juan" was discontinued early 1951 the trip depicted in your footage would not be of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.

I do recall finding train sheet information showing the Silver Vista being moved to Alamosa for some special trip that involved the San Juan. I thought it had been posted on this forum but so far, doing a search, I have not located it.

Jimmy