Steam & Excursion > 491 will be under steam at Colorado RR Museum on 8/30

I didn't see this listed, so I'll post it. 491, D&RGW Narrow Gauge K-37 will be back under steam for public viewing on Saturday 8/30. If you want a sneak peak, you can start the viewing on Friday, for a price.

http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/drgw-steam-locomotive-no-491-rollout-party/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Get%20the%20details%20here&utm_campaign=August%202014%20Telegrapher

Can't wait to see her under steam again!

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/17/14 22:23 by mcdeo.

mcdeo Wrote:
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> I didn't see this listed, so I'll post it. 491,
> D&RGW Narrow Gauge K-37 will be back under steam
> for public viewing on Saturday 9/30. If you want a
> sneak peak, you can start the viewing on Friday,
> for a price.
>
> http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/drgw-steam-locom
> otive-no-491-rollout-party/?utm_source=newsletter&
> utm_medium=email&utm_content=Get%20the%20details%2
> 0here&utm_campaign=August%202014%20Telegrapher
>
> Can't wait to see her under steam again!


So what is CRRM??? California Railroad Museum, Colorado Railroad Museum, Connecticut Railroad Museum, what?

PHall Wrote:
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> mcdeo Wrote:
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> > I didn't see this listed, so I'll post it. 491,
> > D&RGW Narrow Gauge K-37 will be back under
> steam
> > for public viewing on Saturday 9/30. If you want
> a
> > sneak peak, you can start the viewing on
> Friday,
> > for a price.
> >
> >
> http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/drgw-steam-locom

>
>
> So what is CRRM??? California Railroad Museum,
> Colorado Railroad Museum, Connecticut Railroad
> Museum, what?

Maybe if you read his post you would see a link to colorado Railroad Museum and D&RGW Narrow Gauge

Posted from Android

looks like 8/30, not 9/30 is the day to be at the CRRM

nycstl Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > mcdeo Wrote:
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> > > I didn't see this listed, so I'll post it.
> 491,
> > > D&RGW Narrow Gauge K-37 will be back under
> > steam
> > > for public viewing on Saturday 9/30. If you
> want
> > a
> > > sneak peak, you can start the viewing on
> > Friday,
> > > for a price.
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/drgw-steam-locom
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> > So what is CRRM??? California Railroad Museum,
> > Colorado Railroad Museum, Connecticut Railroad
> > Museum, what?
>
> Maybe if you read his post you would see a link to
> colorado Railroad Museum and D&RGW Narrow Gauge
>
> Posted from Android

Shouldn't have to read the post to figure out the thread name.

Jeez, look it up !

boltmansacto Wrote:
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> Jeez, look it up !


So I'm a bad guy for asking a poster to NOT assume that everybody is a local and knows what's they're talking about.
And yet, you guys are the very same folks who get on other people who don't give the who, when, where and why.
So what's different here?

Would've been nice to spell it out, but no biggie.

I've come across a lot of newspaper articles on Google
that do not state the state where an event at a particular
city is occurring. A bit annoying having to do some
detective work - but again, not a big deal.

Great news. Thanks for the heads up!

/Mitch

"Opportunity to be among the first to ride behind newly restored Locomotive No. 491 since the 1963!"

Not to be confused with:
Rio Grande Southern No. 20 (N)

Built in 1899, RGS No. 20 ran on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad southwest of Pikes Peak. Named Portland after a profitable mine in the Cripple Creek District, No. 20 hauled freight and passengers. It was sold to Rio Grande Southern in 1916 after flash floods destroyed much of the F&CC, putting that line out of business. In operation until 1951, No. 20 was purchased by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club and eventually donated to the Museum. It is currently undergoing restoration in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org/museum-home/locomotives/

/Mitch

PHall Wrote:
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> boltmansacto Wrote:
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> > Jeez, look it up !
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> So I'm a bad guy for asking a poster to NOT assume
> that everybody is a local and knows what's they're
> talking about.
> And yet, you guys are the very same folks who get
> on other people who don't give the who, when,
> where and why.
> So what's different here?

The difference is, Californians are held to a higher standard. Colorado folks haven't done the who-when-where-why routine to us that much, if at all, so let's not make new enemies. Your targets are further east! :-)

On a more serious note, it's great to see a K-37 coming back to steam. I thought there was another K-37, which Cumbres & Toltec or Durango & Silverton has? I don't recall hearing that one running lately.

PHall Wrote:
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> boltmansacto Wrote:
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> > Jeez, look it up !
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>
> So I'm a bad guy for asking a poster to NOT assume
> that everybody is a local and knows what's they're
> talking about.
> And yet, you guys are the very same folks who get
> on other people who don't give the who, when,
> where and why.
> So what's different here?
No I am not one that get on other people who don't give the who, when, where and why. And for your information I am not a local either. If you could get on the thread to complain at least you could read what others say first.

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What other museum besides Colorado has a number 491 in narrow gauge?
Sometimes I wonder, other times I'm sure.

Out

497 is back on property of the C&TS, in Chama. (Was traded back several years ago for the non working 482.Which is now working at D&S) I believe they have no plans to bring her back. 4 of the K-36's handle the schedule, including the training classes. And with the K-27 back up and running, no need for more engines. Kind of a shame. That and 483 is planned to be stuffed and mounted in Chama for display.

I'm going down to D&S this week and they had only 2 trains running. I remember when they ran 4 daily trains. Not sure how popular the railroads are today compared to how they used to be. I'm sure people traffic ebb and flows.

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO

Good to see the outpouring of excitement here about a K-37 back to life almost totally eclipsed by bickering about how a post should be written... Welcome to our slowly dying hobby, and bravo, CRRM!

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