| July 18, 2018 02:18PM |
The Friends put a lot of work into it back in 99. New roof, coal compartment cover and new paint. That is when it was done in red. When it was done in the darker color you could really see the older lettering if you got the sun on it at an angle. The big 30 on the rear was plainly visible as well as the w-499 on the side. This tender was put on the OM in 1962. It was originally the tender from Uintah #30 then the D&RGW water car W-499. I would really like to see it done again in Gray as this tender was never behind it when painted red.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.