Re: Florence & Cripple Creek RR Special?

rdamurphy Wrote:
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> After reading and seeing the beautiful pictures
> here of some of the C&TS excursions, including
> the excitement of the upcoming RGS special, I
> was wondering . . .
>
> Would it be possible to reproduce an F&CC rail-
> road train for a special trip?


I'll second that motion, Robert -

Especially as you are actually seconding a suggestion that I made just shy of a year ago – see [ngdiscussion.net] et seq.

IIRC, ex-D&RGW #315 – currently in operation on the C&TS – is ex-ex-F&CC #4, and ex-RGS #20 – currently being rebuilt at Strasburg and scheduled to return to Golden within the year – is ex-ex-F&CC #20.  While backdating either of them to a correct F&CC appearance for Phraud-O-Graphs would be VERY unlikely, IMHO it wouldn't be too difficult to at least paint & letter them for the F&CC for a weekend of commemorative excursions on the east end of the C&TS (which between Antonito & Big Horn somewhat resembles the lower end of the F&CC in the Florence area, and in the upper Los Pinos Valley somewhat resembles the high mountain meadows around Cripple Creek and Victor).

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2020 12:13PM by Russo Loco.