Re: 463 at locomotive hoist

Chris Walker Wrote:
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> guymonmd Wrote:
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> > Thanks Earl.
> > It makes since that the D&RGW would have a
> > locomotive hoist to load NG locos onto SG flat
> > cars in the 1950's
> > The valley line connection between the
> Marshall
> > Pass route/Monarch branch was severed in 1951.
>
> > NG operations continued out of Salida over the
> > Marshall Pass route until 1955 or so, and the
> > Monarch branch until it was converted to SG in
> > 1956.
> > Loading the NG loco's onto flat cars and
> running
> > them around on the SG was the only way to move
> the
> > ng Locos between Salida and Alamosa from 1951
> to
> > 1956.
> > I am sure there was a similar hoist in Salida
> as
> > well.
>
> Salida used a makeshift ramp on several occasions
> and also made use of the Bucyrus steamcrane
> stationed there. Whether the crane lifted on or
> pulled the 278 on is up to you to decide.
> John Maxwell photos of loaded K 482 on s.g.
> flatcar still coupled to a rake of high-side gons
> are in Trails Among the Columbine 1991/1992
> issue pg317.
> [digital.denverlibrary.org]
> llection/p15330coll22/id/79843/rec/3
> [attachment 53642 278onFlat.JPG]
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> [digital.denverlibrary.org]
> llection/p15330coll22/id/12805
> [attachment 53643 DPL_X-13290.JPG]

The gons in the bottom photo appear to be Inglesbe (sp?), not high sides which in itself is interesting. The other is a short mixed with the fireman standing on the tender. JP