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Steam & Excursion > Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CODate: 08/05/26 05:25 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: cozephyr Smoky morning at Antonito, CO, as Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR had Denver & Rio Grande 146, 4-6-0, ready at the depot with historic railroad cars Friday, 31 July 2026. Special train ran to mark Colorado's 150th Anniversary.
  Date: 08/05/26 08:23 Re: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: wabash2800 Was the diesel built for the WP&Y?
Victor Baird Date: 08/05/26 09:24 Re: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: cozephyr Yes, the 114 was built for the White Pass & Yukon out of Skagway, Alaska.
Date: 08/05/26 09:37 Re: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: ts1457 cozephyr Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, the 114 was built for the White Pass & Yukon > out of Skagway, Alaska. Looks huge in comparison with the small steam engines Date: 08/05/26 13:19 Re: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: PHall ts1457 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > cozephyr Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Yes, the 114 was built for the White Pass & > Yukon > > out of Skagway, Alaska. > > Looks huge in comparison with the small steam > engines Just shows you how small the older narrow gauge locomotives were. Of course the diesel is tiny compared to a standard gauge unit too. Date: 08/05/26 19:15 Re: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR Antonito, CO Author: TomG wabash2800 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Was the diesel built for the WP&Y? > > Victor Baird Not only was it built for the White Pass, it IS the 114 from the WP&Y. Once again they are selling off the historic locomotives. Probably wont be long before we see the GEs showing up in the lower 48.....hopefully, better than scrapping. |