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Important gon info for D&RG, SV, Stuhr, and BCRHS.

April 01, 2003 10:21AM
I did a little detective work last night using the information on Bill White's site, and I have some conclusions for some of the cars in each groups possesions.
For the SV:
As to whether one of the SV gons is 1157 or 1167, I think I found the answer. The 1167 appears to have been retired (probably destroyed in a wreck back before 1920, and the 1157 was still on hand at the end, so I assume that the 1157 is that car. Also, I think that the SV gons that are listed as 1101 and 1102 are not correct. I think that they were renumbered that at some point because the 1101 was retired in 1956 and the 1102 appears to have disappeared in the 1910's. Out of the 90 cars that were left in this series in 1970, 45 have been accounted for, so I think that these two cars are two of those 45. Maybe if the paint gets scraped back in the future, we might find out.
For the BCHRS and D&RGRY:
I also would say that the three ex Hill City gons are the 1282 and 1682 at the BCHRS, and the 1488 at the D&RGRY. The reason why I don't think that one on the D&RG is the 1429 even though Rich Muth found that number on a truck, the 1429 is one of the cars that disappeared a long time ago whereas the 1488 was on hand at the end of the line like 1282, and I think that the 1488 may have gotten 1429's trucks for some reason at some point. Can't say for sure about the other flat, although I would lean towards 1682 as opposed to 1882 because 1826 (Which is the number that Steve Peck gave me off of his roster) switched around is 1682.
For the Stuhr museum:
The car that you have should be the 9327, as opposed to the 1327, which is the other number that I have seen reported. The reason is that the 1327 was retired in 1956, which I assume was long before the Stuhr Museum started getting equipment.
I do not know if the 9327 was on hand in 1970 on the D&RGW, but I assume so.
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Important gon info for D&RG, SV, Stuhr, and BCRHS.

Grant Houston April 01, 2003 10:21AM

Sorry, that should be truck bolsters on 1429. *NM*

Grant Houston April 01, 2003 10:25AM

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Frank Martindell April 01, 2003 10:29AM

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