Re: engines scrapped because ...
| May 24, 2022 10:37AM |
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hank Wrote:
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> There was a drive in Durango at one point in the
> early 1950's to get rid of #315 'cause it was
> "ugly".
By the Rio Grande or Durango? Richardson's NGN prompted a local Durango Businessman to save 315 with the rotary club, saying 315 or 319 was up next for the scrapper. I don't recall hearing about disgruntled residents talking about scrapping 315 after being put on display, although that idea might not sound too crazy considering how it returned to the park after being filmed for around the world in 80 days.
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> There was a drive in Durango at one point in the
> early 1950's to get rid of #315 'cause it was
> "ugly".
By the Rio Grande or Durango? Richardson's NGN prompted a local Durango Businessman to save 315 with the rotary club, saying 315 or 319 was up next for the scrapper. I don't recall hearing about disgruntled residents talking about scrapping 315 after being put on display, although that idea might not sound too crazy considering how it returned to the park after being filmed for around the world in 80 days.
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