Re: Silverton Northern Roster
| December 04, 2020 04:36PM |
Passenger Equipment-
Silverton Northern Combine #2:
Built in 1905 by the American Car & Foundry CO. as Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly #2. Moved to the Silverton Northern in 1915. Current fate unknown.
(SN #2 at the old SG&N engine house. 1938 - James D. Osborn Photo/Gerald M. Best Collection)
Silverton Northern Chair Car #4:
Built in 1882 by the Jackson and Sharp CO. as D&RG #90. Renumbered to D&RG #314 in July of 1885. Sold to SN in January of 1909 and became SN #4. Car body moved to Durango around the 1960s (?) and became part of the Pioneer Diner. Moved to Junction Creek Road in 1981. Only rotted parts remain, sadly.
(SN #4 car body in Silverton. July 7, 1940 - James R. Jackson Photo)
Silverton Northern Buffet-Sleeper “Animas Forks”:
Built in 1883 by the Pullman CO. for the D&RG. Bought by SN around 1905 or 1906. Wrecked in 1911. Burned outside Silverton with more bad-ordered cars in 1920. Metal remains salvaged.
(SN “Animas Forks” sitting in storage outside the D&RG engine house in Silverton with windows boarded up. 1912 - Charles S. Ryland Collection)
Silverton Northern Combine #2:
Built in 1905 by the American Car & Foundry CO. as Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly #2. Moved to the Silverton Northern in 1915. Current fate unknown.
(SN #2 at the old SG&N engine house. 1938 - James D. Osborn Photo/Gerald M. Best Collection)
Silverton Northern Chair Car #4:
Built in 1882 by the Jackson and Sharp CO. as D&RG #90. Renumbered to D&RG #314 in July of 1885. Sold to SN in January of 1909 and became SN #4. Car body moved to Durango around the 1960s (?) and became part of the Pioneer Diner. Moved to Junction Creek Road in 1981. Only rotted parts remain, sadly.
(SN #4 car body in Silverton. July 7, 1940 - James R. Jackson Photo)
Silverton Northern Buffet-Sleeper “Animas Forks”:
Built in 1883 by the Pullman CO. for the D&RG. Bought by SN around 1905 or 1906. Wrecked in 1911. Burned outside Silverton with more bad-ordered cars in 1920. Metal remains salvaged.
(SN “Animas Forks” sitting in storage outside the D&RG engine house in Silverton with windows boarded up. 1912 - Charles S. Ryland Collection)
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