Re: Last Friday at the Colorado Railroad Museum

Thanks for posting all the great photos. The #14 looks great as usual; and probably ran great too. Seeing the pictures of the truly massive collection of equipment should remind the old CHS of what they destroyed. It would surely take decades for any start-up operation to build a collection even half the size; especially since equipment isn't as availible as it was 30 years ago.
Interesting picture of the former D&RGW #50/SVRy Davenport side-rodder in the restoration shop; I must be totally out of the loop (pardon the pun) since I had no idea work was being done to get her running again (and was pleasantly surprised).
I'd heard many stories of the #50's double-teaming with "Kahuku" out at Roaring Camp during the '76 or '77 season when "Dixie" and the WSL #3 were out of service at the time.
At least two companies (RMI and Mammoth Locomotive Works) have been offering 2-1/2" scale models of the #50 that have made it to many live steam clubs across the country.
-Ed Kelley