Re: CRRM update, URY 50 and D&RG 307.

hank Wrote:
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> Tower Operator Wrote:
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> > Isn't the D&RG 307 the same car body that was
> at
> > Vance Jct. being used as a Depot by the RGS?
> >
> Nope. D&RG(W) coach 307 (nee D&RG 83) was changed
> to 0307 (work service) in 1924 as a "bunk car." In
> 1964 trucks were used for one of the new coaches
> built for the Silverton that year with the body
> winding up at CRRM.
> Car at Vance Jct (depot/waiting room) was RGS #254
> (ex D&RG 263 nee 39.) Wrecked in 1895, retired,
> body placed at Vance. Trucks went under new RGS
> coach #260.
> Hank

Mike Davis who is one of the first volunteers at the CRRM, as well as an Executive Director and is a current Trustee Board member and still volunteering. He lived in coach 307 when he was working for the Rio Grande, early in his career,. Mike went on to hold positions as superintendent, road master etc. all over the D&RGW system. He retired from the D&RGW. Coach 307 (0307) has been on his bucket list for years. He has been trying to get the original Jackson and Sharp trucks for years to make 307 complete. Now the coach is more or less complete and restoration can start. Mike is dedicated to the Museum and there is not enough room to list everything he has done for thr CRRM. We could fill a long thread with his accomplishments.
Bill Gould

High Commander



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2017 09:49AM by HAICH OMANDIER.