Chris Walker Wrote:
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> Both
Locomotives of the Rio Grande and
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Rio Grande..to the Pacific use the 45
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½ designation.
*Not* in RG:ttP(3rd printing, 2nd ed., 5/79), see page 41 where engines 158-165 are listed as Class 45 1/2. Same is used in all D&RG documentation I have ever seen.
Also used in "Steam in the Rockies" (CRRM 1963.)
And yes, I am a picky middle-aged(for another 4 years) fart.
hank
ps I've just seen too many erros get embedded on the internet and live forever. (I've been around since before The Endless September began) and I do try to be accurate, cite sources, and correct errors I see in hopes of keeping the record straight (or at least only slightly cock-eyed) Yes, I'm hopelessly un-hip.