I have both books and have been read and reread several times. Little Engines and Big Men is about his Dads' time on the D&RG(W). Rio Grande Glory Days is about his time on the D&RGW. As I was researching my version of the Salida Division, I found both books to be spot on as to "happenings".
Paul Buhrke
D&RGW Salida Division in 1929.
To discover new oceans,
lose sight of the shore.