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Russo Loco

June 07, 2021 05:39PM

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davidtltc Wrote:
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> Learned something I didn't know of, D&RGW #306,
> as stated in LeMassesa book, Colorado's Mountain
> Railroads,
>
> "Shortly before it was scrapped, #306 appeared
> no different from many other N-G 2-8-0's which
> were no longer needed. But the unusual spacing
> of its driving wheels revealed it's true origin - Utah
> Central # 1 - a locomotive unlike any other on the
> D&RG's roster. Between 1901 and 1918 this en-
> gine worked on S-G rails between Salt Lake City
> and Park City."

Note also the spacing between the numerals on #306's cab -

Although wearing the post-merger herald and fully-spelled-out railroad name on her tender in place of the earlier numbers, IMHO this carefully balanced wide spacing is a carry-over from the pre-merger days, and goes all the way back to the fancy and fastidious lettering of the Victorian era . . .

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2021 08:07PM by Russo Loco.

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