Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

hank

March 18, 2019 07:47AM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 3,828

Sharrod Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Can anyone comment on the photo of 496 and its
> pilot coupling pockets? Year? Is it for coupling
> with standard gauge cars?

Yes.
496 was often used on the Alamosa Branch (Valley Line) and carried this setup for handling Std gauge cars on the Hooper-Alamosa section.
Probably somewhere in the 1940's or early 1950's. Not later than Feb of '51.
hank

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon	drgwk37	March 17, 2019 05:28PM
All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	drgwk37	March 17, 2019 05:30PM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	Sharrod	March 18, 2019 06:11AM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	hank	March 18, 2019 07:47AM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	drgwk37	March 18, 2019 08:28PM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	NGJon	March 18, 2019 04:20PM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	drgwk37	March 18, 2019 08:30PM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon Pt 2	Russo Loco	March 19, 2019 11:48AM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon	Kelly Anderson	March 17, 2019 06:25PM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon	Sharrod	March 18, 2019 06:10AM
Re: All the K-37 Tenders for Jon Graydon	Jeff Taylor	March 18, 2019 04:37PM

Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.

Click here to login

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.