Re: Uintah Railway #12

Randy Hees Wrote:
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> . . . Instead {12} was “acquired” by Robert “Doby
> Doc” Caudill in 1946/47 without permission in
> the dead of night. John Sexton’s nephew, also
> named John the newly appointed district attorney,
> found the locomotive still on Doby Doc’s trailer
> in his Elko compound.  After what is described
> as a heated negotiation, Caudill purchased the
> locomotive.  He would display it at the Last
> Frontier Hotel/Casino on the Las Vegas strip
> with his large collection of Nevada artifacts . . .


Thank You for the info, Randy -

Was there also a shay on exhibit there in the early 1950's?  I vaguely remember "exploring" several railroad artifacts during an extended 'lunch break' while on a camping trip with several fellow sixth-graders and two very brave teachers over Easter Vacation in 1953.  I may have had a Brownie Hawkeye camera along, but any photos taken at that time have long since disappeared.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/2019 03:24PM by Russo Loco.