Early on the D&RG had Chair Cars with 2-1 seating. They came in three series:
14-16 (Barney & Smith, 1878) renumbered to 400-402, 1885-6.
400 retired 1899,
401 rlbt as Parlor 1924, rest of the story below,
402 reblt to Business Car N, later 1st B-2, then B-3.
24 (Barney & Smith 1879) (note: some sources list this as a coach orig.)
rblt to Pay Car 1883, F in 1886, wrecked 1909 to 2nd 0452 to C&TS 1970
24-33 (Jackson & Sharp, 1880) 25-32 Renumbered to 403-410
403 rblt as Prlor 1924, rest of the story below
404 rblt to Coach 350 1896, rblt to 1st Alamosa 1904, destroyed on RGS, 1912
405 rblt to coach 351 1896, rblt to 1st Durango 1904, destroyed at Tacoma 1910
406 rblt to Silverton 1904, rest of the story below.
407 & 408 to D&RGW ry 1886. Sold to RGS 1892 but never taken by them. Std gauged as 2nd class coach 1892. Off roster before 1900.
409 rblt to Pagosa 1903, rest of the story below
410 rblt to Camp Bird 1902, rest of the story below
33 rblt to Business Car 1883, D 1886, B-6 1913, B-1 1917. Retired & sold 1952.
Two different cars carried the name Alamosa, and 3 were called Durango, all at different times. Other names used included Ouray (former Buffet-Sleeper Salt Lake, wrecked 1901, rblt to parlor 1902), Pagosa, Silverton, and Camp Bird. Also Chair car 401 was rebuilt as a parlor but never had it's designation changed or the honor of a name.
In 1936-37 several of the remaining cars were upgraded, including Chair 403 which up to that point had the same type of mixed-up status as 401, resulting in:
Chama(ex-Camp Bird, orig Chair 410 nee 32),
Gunnison(ex-2nd Durango 1910, orig Emigrant Sleeper 455 nee 106),
Salida (ex-Silverton, Chair 406 nee 28),
2nd Alamosa (ex-Chair 403 nee 25)
3rd Durango (ex-Pagosa orig Chair 409 nee 31),
plus 401.
Ouray was scrapped at about this time(1938).
In 1942 Salida, Gunnison and 401 were sold to NdeM. The others remained in service until the end of regularly scheduled narrow gauge 1st class (passenger) trains in 1951 when Durango & Chama were sold to Knott's.
Alamosa was rebuilt to a coach in in 1957 which was the end for parlor/chair cars on the D&RG(W) narrow gauge.
All clear?
Hank
