Re: RGS 260

Dave,

RGS 260 was a complete wreck when it arrived in Flint. There are some faded photos down in the car shop that show what it looked like before being restored (rebuilt) by the Huckleberry. Both D&RGW coaches and the RGS 260 were sold to the Huckleberry by the Colorado Railroad Museum and were mere shells when received. No trucks, brake gear or seats plus a lot of bad wood all around. They are in great shape now, but the Huckleberry is a tourist railroad, not a museum, so they were not rebuilt to RGS or D&RGW appearance. No stoves inside, no toilets, all to allow for more seating. Trucks came from a variety of sources so are not D&RGW style with outside bolster side bearings. None the less, they look good and are well maintained. One feature of the Huck that I appreciate is they use original car and locomotive numbers, where known. The ex CyZ side door caboose is an exception, since the original number is not known. There were a couple of identical cabooses and no one knows which one it is.

Michael Allen



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/13/2019 08:40AM by trainrider47.