Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Re: D&RGW Wreck

Forum List Message List New Topic Print View

Herb Kelsey

October 01, 2019 02:51PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 1,825

Looks as though the tender of 169 crushed the cab and it's living contents, probably trapping the enginemen and scalding them to death with steam from broken pipes. Ugly way to go. I trust Mr. Smith was promptly fired.

Reply Quote

Message List Previous Message Next Message

RSS

Subject	Author	Posted
D&RGW Wreck	T A Hunter	September 30, 2019 07:28PM
Re: D&RGW Wreck	davegrandt	September 30, 2019 08:42PM
Re: D&RGW Wreck	Chris Walker	September 30, 2019 09:02PM
Re: D&RGW Wreck	Herb Kelsey	October 01, 2019 02:51PM
Re: D&RGW Wreck	Rich Johnson	October 01, 2019 09:16PM
Re: D&RGW Wreck	Chris Walker	October 01, 2019 09:37PM

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.