Re: Progress on Pikes Peak Cog Railway project
| October 27, 2020 07:46AM |
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I was extremely fortunate to have gotten a mini-ride behind steam (actually in front of steam) on Oct 29, 2012. After seeing how hard the fireman had to work, I think it would be appropriate to require anybody demanding they run steam to be invited to the cab and shovel coal until they collapse.
Bill Kepner
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2020 07:58AM by drgw0579.
Bill Kepner
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2020 07:58AM by drgw0579.
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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.