Re: D&RGW 375 in Durango

Cool photo!

Slightly off topic, but what was the point of scrapping the few remaining NG locomotives after WWII? Many of them that were still around at that time got saved, and I am sure there would have been interest in the remainder (as was the rumor mentioned in this thread). They are not excessively big, so transport by truck is possible. I can't imagine the scrap price of the steel for just a few locomotives would have made much difference to the railroad, and the steel was not needed for the war effort. I find it a little curious that more towns in that area (Montrose, Ridgway, Dolores, Telluride, etc) didn't wind up with a "park locomotive". Was there an incentive to scrap rather than donate?