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Donald Foster

March 22, 2018 07:42AM

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CVR220 Wrote:
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> I've heard that No. 71 was the last narrow gauge
> engine overhauled at the Joint Shops in Denver.
> Is that true? If so, what year?

I don't know what year, but I had heard that the #71 was overhauled in the late '30s for use on the Clear Creek/Waterton lines, but never used. Probably explains why it was able to to be put back into service.

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Donald Foster

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The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	jim pallow	March 17, 2018 06:47AM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	tomc	March 17, 2018 08:49AM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Andrew Roth	March 17, 2018 11:44AM
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Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	mhutson	March 17, 2018 12:42PM
Was it the last NG engine overhauled?	CVR220	March 19, 2018 06:15PM
Re: Was it the last NG engine overhauled?	Donald Foster	March 22, 2018 07:42AM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Mark Petersen	March 19, 2018 08:27PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Chris Walker	March 19, 2018 08:43PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	superfleet	March 19, 2018 09:30PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Chris Walker	March 19, 2018 09:59PM
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Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Jerry Huck	March 21, 2018 12:56PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	jim pallow	March 21, 2018 06:55PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	WilliamDiehl	March 21, 2018 07:13PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	tomc	March 21, 2018 07:57PM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	MD Ramsey	March 22, 2018 09:40AM
Re: The short lived Central City C&S #71 operation.	Steve Hughes	March 28, 2018 08:17PM

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