Re: D&RGW Excursions 1951-1954

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Earl Wrote:
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> > In 1951, RMRRC ran a Labor Day Weekend trip
> > on the RGS.  No D&RGW narrow gauge trips.
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> How did the Rocky Club get from Denver to the RGS,
> Earl?
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> By train to Grand Junkyard and (chartered?) bus to
> Ridgway?
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> - Gramps

As far as I know there not any "official transportation" to Ridgway. As there was no lodging in Ridgway, most folks had to stay in Montrose. It that time there was still a passenger train with connections to Denver from Montrose. Some might of done that and gotten rides from Montrose to Ridgway.