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How did 74 get to Boulder? *LINK*

March 07, 2007 01:44PM
I ran across this photo on the ABPR and now have a question. Was the 74 shipped from Ridgway or Durango? If it went via Durango-Alamosa, it could have been loaded by the locomotive hoist at the shops, but if shipped from Ridgway (or Montrose), how was it loaded? I presume it traveled by flatcar to Denver and Boulder. The large hydraulic cranes we take for granted today did not exist then, so there either had to be a ramp or some other means of loading if it went from Ridgway. Then, how was it unloaded at Boulder?
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How did 74 get to Boulder? *LINK*

Bob Yarger March 07, 2007 01:44PM

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Jason Midyette March 07, 2007 07:35PM

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Bob Yarger March 08, 2007 08:28AM

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Mike Trent March 08, 2007 04:31PM

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Nick Gully March 08, 2007 08:52PM

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Herb Kelsey March 09, 2007 11:20AM

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Mike Trent March 09, 2007 08:05PM

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Jon Waldon March 09, 2007 08:09PM

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Mike Trent March 10, 2007 10:48AM



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