John West Wrote:
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> But was it the last Rio Grande lettered loco to
> run by the Rio Grande? Another way of asking is
> what was the last loco operated by the Rio Grande
> before Bradshaw took over, since presumably none
> of the locos would have been relettered before he
> look over.
>
> JBWX
473 ran a work train the day after the 1980 season was over. That was the last narrow gauge train the Rio Grande operated. The next train operated was a work train operated by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad using Rio Grande lettered 473 in May, 1981.