June 26, 1951: Rockwood?
| July 10, 2016 04:59AM |
The second day of the Railway Club of Southern California's Rio Grande Holiday excursion, June 26, 1951, was a round trip on the D&RGW narrow gauge between Durango and Silverton.
15. My best guess is that photos 15-18 are at Rockwood, but would appreciate corrections if anyone thinks differently. The motive power for the round trip to Silverton was K-28 "sport model" 473 in its sportiest attire: the short-lived "bumblebee" paint that had debuted on 2-8-0 #268 at the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair as part of a fictitious "Cripple Creek & Tincup Railroad." As I understand it, 473 got its bumblebee sting in the spring of 1950, but the garish decoration would last just one more month after this excursion. The 473 derailed on a freight train on the Silverton line near Needleton in July 1951 and emerged from repairs in basic black, with the diamond stack and brass bands on the domes as the only bling remaining from this extreme makeover.
16. Speaking of the Cripple Creek & Tincup, one of the "passenger cars" the Burnham Shops made up for the 1949 Chicago RR Fair was also at Rockwood, the David Moffat. This old thread discusses these cars with photos:
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17, 18. These views, which I'm guessing are also at Rockwood, show another locomotive in bumblebee paint that would be wrecked on the Silverton line in July 1951, but this time intentionally and permanently. Less than a month after these photos were taken, the producers of the film "Denver & Rio Grande" staged a cornfield meet between 2-8-0's 319 and 345 (the latter renumbered 268 for the movie). Stills from the film can be found here:
[obscuretrainmovies.wordpress.com]
Both engines were scrapped the following September. Thankfully, the real 268 was spared the torch and is now on static display at Gunnison, CO...in bumblebee paint.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2016 05:11AM by Evan_Werkema.
15. My best guess is that photos 15-18 are at Rockwood, but would appreciate corrections if anyone thinks differently. The motive power for the round trip to Silverton was K-28 "sport model" 473 in its sportiest attire: the short-lived "bumblebee" paint that had debuted on 2-8-0 #268 at the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair as part of a fictitious "Cripple Creek & Tincup Railroad." As I understand it, 473 got its bumblebee sting in the spring of 1950, but the garish decoration would last just one more month after this excursion. The 473 derailed on a freight train on the Silverton line near Needleton in July 1951 and emerged from repairs in basic black, with the diamond stack and brass bands on the domes as the only bling remaining from this extreme makeover.
16. Speaking of the Cripple Creek & Tincup, one of the "passenger cars" the Burnham Shops made up for the 1949 Chicago RR Fair was also at Rockwood, the David Moffat. This old thread discusses these cars with photos:
[ngdiscussion.net]
17, 18. These views, which I'm guessing are also at Rockwood, show another locomotive in bumblebee paint that would be wrecked on the Silverton line in July 1951, but this time intentionally and permanently. Less than a month after these photos were taken, the producers of the film "Denver & Rio Grande" staged a cornfield meet between 2-8-0's 319 and 345 (the latter renumbered 268 for the movie). Stills from the film can be found here:
[obscuretrainmovies.wordpress.com]
Both engines were scrapped the following September. Thankfully, the real 268 was spared the torch and is now on static display at Gunnison, CO...in bumblebee paint.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/2016 05:11AM by Evan_Werkema.
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