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Gon Gon Gon Gone Gone - the deepening mystery

May 07, 2003 07:44AM
I'm going to have to agree with Jason.
Somewhere in a box, I have a postcard that shows #9 leading the consist of converted gons at the fair. I also have a photograph that shows #69 pulling five, yes five, converted gons. So, if only three went to the fair, somehow - somewhere ... there were at least two more gons that were converted to look exactly like the gons that D&RGW converted for the Chicago Rail Fair.
There's still one more missing link to this mystery. I also have pictures of two converted gons that look exactly like the fair gons in Hesston, Indiana. BUT, there's an accompanying story of how bleachers were made in Alamosa from converted fair gon parts. So ... one way or another there are more than three converted fair-looking gons. Jason, I'll email you digital scans of these pictures - with the exception that I don't have any bleacher pictures.
One last question ... how did the GLR fair gons come up with the numbers 5, 7, and 9?
More useless trivia ... according to a picture in Adolph Hungry Wolf's book, showing a converted fair gon in a consist in Durango, these converted gons were put on the Silverton train. How many times and which dates? Who knows, but there is a picture.
It would be great to see a comprehensive accurate history of these amazing plywood beasts in the Colorado Timetable! They have certainly been well travelled.
Subject Author Posted

Black Hills Central Gondolas

Jason Midyette May 04, 2003 10:20PM

Kind of odd ...in Colorado

WP&Ymike May 04, 2003 11:13PM

Indiana NG

Stephen Peck May 05, 2003 07:30AM

Re: Indiana NG

Jason Midyette May 05, 2003 09:04AM

Re: Rail Fair NG

Ted Miles May 05, 2003 09:51AM

Re: Rail Fair NG

Jason Midyette May 06, 2003 05:22PM

Re: Rail Fair NG

Ted Miles May 06, 2003 09:22PM

Re: Rail Fair NG

Jason Midyette May 07, 2003 07:43AM

10 Total

Mike Trent May 07, 2003 08:56AM

Re: 10 Total

Jason Midyette May 07, 2003 11:05AM

Re: 10 Total

Mike Trent May 07, 2003 12:38PM

Re: Indiana NG

Frank Martindell May 05, 2003 05:13PM

Re: Indiana NG

Steve Peck May 05, 2003 06:33PM

Re: Indiana NG

John Hammond May 05, 2003 07:48PM

Re: Indiana NG

Stephen Peck May 06, 2003 07:18AM

Re: Indiana NG

Jason Midyette May 06, 2003 05:13PM

Zero

Mike Trent May 06, 2003 03:18PM

Re: Zero

Jason Midyette May 06, 2003 05:10PM

Ah-Ha.....

Mike Trent May 06, 2003 05:36PM

Gon Gon Gon Gone Gone - the deepening mystery

Stephen Peck May 07, 2003 07:44AM

The "Chief Crazy Horse" and The "Montezuma"

Mike Trent May 07, 2003 08:50AM

"Cinderella"

Stephen Peck May 07, 2003 09:10AM

Re: "Cinderella"

Mike Trent May 07, 2003 09:21AM

Re: "Cinderella"

John Hammond May 07, 2003 08:20PM

Re: "Cinderella"

Ted Miles May 07, 2003 09:14PM

Alternatives?

Mike Trent May 08, 2003 06:03AM

Re: "Cinderella"

Herb Kelsey May 09, 2003 10:34AM



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