Re: 493 on April 1 (revised): As a photo , as a phraudo

But . . .   But . . .   Roosso -

We're not looking at the forties here, or even the fifties.  Per historian/photographer Tom Gildersleeve, the Rio Grande NEVER ran a K-37 on the Silverton Branch prior to March 19, 1963.  And that was a work train pulled by #492 – not a string of coaches – that didn't even make it to Rockwood and had to back into town from just beyond The Little High Line where it was blocked by a big patch of ice on the track where Elbert Creek had overflowed.  IIRC, a K-37 – or even a K-36 – didn't pull a string of coaches to Silverton for MANY more years . . .

- Sincerely, Willie  (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)  
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2021 08:10PM by Johnson Barr.