Re: RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN 42

Dave Vollmer Wrote:
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> I remember being told that the frame on 42 is
> pretty well shattered from snow bucking back in
> the day. That said, crazier things have
> happened...#20 had frame problems too. Obviously
> #20's restoration was an extremely expensive and
> decade-long process that involved massive
> injections of money, both public and private.


42's frame is probably no worse than any of the other small C class or ten wheelers still around. They all had such long careers and went through so many rough days, so they all have had lots of welding rod thrown at them. 20 we all know how bad it was, 41s had many weld repairs a section out of alignment, 340, 346, 315, 318, all have beat up frames. None of of which prevented them from operating. Frames can be repaired.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.