Steam & Excursion > RGS 20 Freight To Osier Video

My video clips from the third and final day of the Lerro Productions charter on the C&TS from September of 2021. The RGS 20's excellent freight consist made for some great footage. 

Enjoy. 

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Great video and awesome sound.
Thanks for sharing it.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Great video!  The only distracting part is the white paint on the side of the freight car wheels.  Why??

Pete Replinger

fehorse1 Wrote:
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> Great video!  The only distracting part is the
> white paint on the side of the freight car
> wheels.  Why??
>
> Pete Replinger

I believe that is so you know the wheel is turning and not a stuck brake.  This method is used a lot on the C&TS and other places.
Greg

Perfect! Timeless! What's the device on the cupola roof?  Thank you.

Thanks so much for sharing this exceptional video of RGS 20 !

wp1801 Wrote:
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> Perfect! Timeless! What's the device on the cupola
> roof?  Thank you.

I have no idea, my best guess would be for a Lantern or something similar. 

Your vids are terrific.  Nice work!

-John

SLORailfanning Wrote:
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> wp1801 Wrote:
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> > Perfect! Timeless! What's the device on the
> cupola
> > roof?  Thank you.
>
> I have no idea, my best guess would be for a
> Lantern or something similar. 

It was essentially a place to hang a third marker light.  It could also be used to signal the locomotive from the caboose in the dark. The cupola markers were standard equipment on  D&RGW caboose until the late 1930's.

gregscholl Wrote:
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> fehorse1 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Great video!  The only distracting part is the
> > white paint on the side of the freight car
> > wheels.  Why??
> >
> > Pete Replinger
>
> I believe that is so you know the wheel is turning
> and not a stuck brake.  This method is used a lot
> on the C&TS and other places.
> Greg

The white wheel marks are particularly usefull when descending 4% grades.  Historically, the D&RGW saved the wheel marking for passenger equipment only.

For the white on the wheels, yes. Using the retainers or just in general, 100 year old cars, brakes can make for sticky wheels, so I think all of the C&TS equipment is setup this way. I've been on runs that the crew is literally watching for rotating wheels all the time. Not a fully common chore, but one that is import to the smooth operation of maintaining the equipment. 

Great video. Blow downs in the cab are SO LOUD!! 

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO

Thanks for the great video. Watch out for the rattlesnakes,

Victor B.

The Georgetown Loop also uses the white strips on wheels to help detect sliding wheels.

Nice footage!

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NICE video!!