Re: Standard-gauge point helper - more of the story

davidtltc Wrote:
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> . . .  is that a standard gauge engine up in
> front, maybe a C-41?  It sure looks similar
> to the K-37's that ran on the narrow gauge.
> Where'd you get that picture, that's the climb
> to Soldier Summit, on the DRGW in Spanish
> Fork Cañon.


It's standard gauge, but IMHO not a C-41 -

The domes are rounded, way different from those on the K-37's.  It might even be a very early 2-8-2 – it's really hard to tell even looking at the roughly 8"x10" original on page 104 of Beebe & Clegg's 1962 book 'Rio Grande'.  The other three engines on the front of the train look smaller – with noticeably shorter tenders like a C-41's – but they also have rounded domes.  I presume B&C got the photo from the railroad's archives, since it was staged in 1911 for a photographer they hired frequently – Harry Shipley of Salt Lake City.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2017 06:35PM by Russo Loco.