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Ok, I read Sloan, whew!

April 09, 2001 08:40PM
There is a WHOLE lot in Sloan's book about the tank cars, but unfortunately not much about their disposition.
One thing, it looks like thoese 10 Texaco cars in the picture are on their way off the narrow gauge in July of 1950.
I can't reproduce all that is in the book (would violate the copywrite), but here are a few notes:
Most (except the Teaco) narrow gauge cars were built or converted in Alamosa. There were 60 to 66 UTLX's, of which 28 were leased by Gramps (the frameless ones). Texaco had 10 early cars then 10 later cars from 1937 to 1950. Conoco had 46 cars (first lettered COLX then CONX) and they traveled on the D&RGW, RGS and (believe it Rick Steele) the C&S. Many went to Gunnison via the RGS. In 1929 a closure on the RGS meant that all had to use the Valley Line to Salida. This was the main reason for the new K-37's were assigned to Salida until about 1950.
And as far As I can tell, there were only two refineries on the Narrow Gauge D&RGW. The Conoco plant in Farmington and the Oriental plant in Alamosa (there was an early one in Florence).
P.S. Just got a copy of the May Trains. Haven't read it all yet, but my first impression is that the title says: "...Volunteers Rescue a Narrow-Gauge Railroad" buth there are no pictures of any volunteers! And it should have said "...rescued...AGAIN."
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Jim Hamblin April 08, 2001 08:16PM

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Sam March April 09, 2001 10:09AM

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Gary Waite April 09, 2001 04:17PM

Then you must have seen this picture. *PIC*

Sam March April 09, 2001 05:27PM

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John West April 09, 2001 06:09PM

Ok, I read Sloan, whew!

Sam March April 09, 2001 08:40PM

Oh, and what are the two Gramps cars?

Sam March April 09, 2001 09:18PM

oil product distribution

Brian Norden April 09, 2001 09:50PM

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dave grandt April 10, 2001 04:37PM

Thanks!

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