Re: Toltec Rattler Redux
| February 11, 2022 10:14AM |
Steve Forney Wrote:
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> An open air car was common in early D&RG "Scenic
> Line of the World" days, at least on SG trains.
Into the 1920's on the Royal Gorge & Black Canyon sections. Don't know about other parts of the system.
Narrow gauge cars:
#500 "Royal Gorge" built [as #100] by D&RG 1882, ret 10/25, dism 12/25
#501 "Black Canyon" built [as #101] by D&RG 1883, ret 10/25, dism 12/25
#502 "Argus" built by D&RG 1888[1], ret 10/25, dism 12/25
I suppose they were taken off to avoid switching moves.
Gilbert Lathrop tells a great story about how, as a kid, he used to scam free goggles from the car butch on these. [Rio Grande Glory Days, pgs 64-65]
Hank
[1] Some sources say 1883, suggest on std gauge trucks in 1904.
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> An open air car was common in early D&RG "Scenic
> Line of the World" days, at least on SG trains.
Into the 1920's on the Royal Gorge & Black Canyon sections. Don't know about other parts of the system.
Narrow gauge cars:
#500 "Royal Gorge" built [as #100] by D&RG 1882, ret 10/25, dism 12/25
#501 "Black Canyon" built [as #101] by D&RG 1883, ret 10/25, dism 12/25
#502 "Argus" built by D&RG 1888[1], ret 10/25, dism 12/25
I suppose they were taken off to avoid switching moves.
Gilbert Lathrop tells a great story about how, as a kid, he used to scam free goggles from the car butch on these. [Rio Grande Glory Days, pgs 64-65]
Hank
[1] Some sources say 1883, suggest on std gauge trucks in 1904.
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