Re: Rio Grande Southern

There was a little known excursion about that time arranged by Irv August, a long time member of the RMRRC who recently passed away. This was not an officially sanctioned trip by the RMRRC, but a private one arranged by Irv August. Several years ago Irv August and Bill Gordon gave a slide show presentation using large format B&W slides. They showed #455 at Telluride and included a crew shot of RMRRC members in front of the engine. They stayed overnight in Telluride and the trip was limited to a very few people. I was fortunate to see this slide show and was amazed to see 455 heading up this trip. Very few people had seen or heard of this trip. This trip was private and had nothing to do with any convention or anniversary. The people on this trip have all passed away.
Ed Haley, John Maxwell and others. Irv August's collection was given to someone or some foundation. Maybe someone knows who ended up with the slides.
Bill Gould



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 05/01/2014 09:45AM by HighCommander.