Re: 223 vs. 306

enotsciv Wrote:
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> Dave,
>
> I can offer the following information about #306,
> extracted from the late George E. Pitchard's fine
> piece of research A Utah Railroad
> Scrapbook - privately published in 1987.
>
> Early in the 1890's, the Rio Grande Western
> acquired the Utah Central Railroad, by lease, that
> being the narrow gauge line from Salt Lake City to
> Park City by way of Parley's Canyon. With the
> road came several engines, only three of which,
> the 2-8-0 engines numbered 1, 2 and 3 did the RGW
> keep in service. The RGW numbered the engines 01,
> 02 and 03 by adding a zero in front of the UC
> number.
>
> THe 01 carried a construction number of 14487,
> built on 10/1895. It had drivers of 37" and had
> cylinders of 16" x 20".
>
> It was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1900 and
> renumbered 1. It was passed to the D&RG in April
> 1909 and renumbered 554. It was narrowed again in
> 1918 and renumbered to 306 in 1924. It was
> scrapped in January, 1935.
>
> Regards,
>
> Vic Stone


Wow, That all makes some sense of what LeMassesa was saying, are there any references to this information, I'm running into brick walls otherwise ?

Thank Vic

Still a Student,

Dave