Steam & Excursion > Rio Grande recreations over the years

The C&TS and D&S have been running DRGW recreations for a lot of years now, and I rode and chased many of them.  Here is an album of my favorites going back to the very first chartered freight in 1972.  A lot of pix here, but maybe a few folks will enjoy 50 years worth of history.  Much has changed, but much also remains the same.

https://chasingtrains.smugmug.com/Narrow-Gauge-Memories/Life-after-death/Grande-recreations

JBWX

John, your pictures are all fabulous.  And, I know you have hundreds more. Thanks for giving all of us these fine treasures to view.
 

JB,
Outstanding series.  Were these all charter moves?  

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Exquisite photography and wonderful slices of time.  Thanks so much for your dedication, investment and generosity.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

agentatascadero Wrote:
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> Were these all charter
> moves?  

All the pix are of charter moves.  It is amazing that the Friends have been able to maintain so many of the old cars in good enough shape to run some really long charters, although the higher and higher cost is making the big charters less and less likely in the future.

JBWX

Gives new meaning to "AWESOME".  
Great scenes, colors and subjects.  Thank you for sharing this collection.

So cool, thank you so much for sharing!

-Tom

While you were riding on the cushions, you never had the pleasure of having Bill Peters and his wierdo sons pull guns on you to block the road to Alamosa to guard his precious special run....

jbwest Wrote:
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> The C&TS and D&S have been running DRGW
> recreations for a lot of years now, and I rode and
> chased many of them.  Here is an album of my
> favorites going back to the very first chartered
> freight in 1972.  A lot of pix here, but maybe a
> few folks will enjoy 50 years worth of history.
>  Much has changed, but much also remains the
> same.
>
> https://chasingtrains.smugmug.com/Narrow-Gauge-Mem
> ories/Life-after-death/Grande-recreations
>
> JBWX

Lightning_Slinger Wrote:
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> While you were riding on the cushions, you never
> had the pleasure of having Bill Peters and his
> wierdo sons pull guns on you to block the road to
> Alamosa to guard his precious special run....
>
Now there is a story wortth retelling!

JBWX

I can happily say that Bill is my buddy (assuming he's still alive, been a while) and I can also
say that istory wouldn't surprise me. I mean who else would open a hobby shop in Chama?
Didn't have great restaurants but it did have a hobby shop, at least for a while. As for Mr.
West and his efforts, absolutely the best! Amazing that recreation and recreation are the
same word. 

Out 

Bill Peters was quite and fella and modeler.  He knew what importers had good running engines and or, poor assemble of brass models.  and he made a living correcting those errors.  As far as a hobby shop, he did not really have stock of a shop on hand but would order anything.  Brass was his main business and gave him the courage to bring in his own Sn3 line of engines, and cars which really were top notch.  I think he has slowed down some in his later years.

Bill Peters was quite and fella and modeler.  He knew what importers had good running engines and or, poor assemble of brass models.  and he made a living correcting those errors.  As far as a hobby shop, he did not really have stock of a shop on hand but would order anything.  Brass was his main business and gave him the courage to bring in his own Sn3 line of engines, and cars which really were top notch.  I think he has slowed down some in his later years.  He certainly made a good example of good models.