revised - Re: D&RGW 493 to the Colorado Railroad Museum!

Hi,

The 490's were too heavy for the Silverton during D&RGW ownership. As you say, 497 was operational and worked for a couple of seasons on the run.

If I recall the posts correctly, the issue was that the 497 were (or appeared to be) hard on the track after Bradshaw had upgraded the line so K36s and K37s coud be operated.

I also seem to recall that 497's front truck was not quite right. I am not sure of the details (search the historical posts for details).

The Silverton wants K36s. That was the reason for the failed trade of 476 and C&TS 483.

The need for power by the Silverton has moved it to many trade attempts over the years - 49x for 486 from the Royal Gourge, 497 for the 482, and 476 for the 483 (fell through) and now for the 493 to be returned to service.

Doug vV



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/2016 12:32AM by dougvv.