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Nostalgia & History > Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78Date: 07/23/16 12:53 Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: gcm Early in the morning preparing for departure (without the Alco PB unit).
  Date: 07/23/16 14:28 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: bandob Schedule cards were identifcal in 1975 and 1980, so I presume 1978 would have been the same.
B&OBill  Date: 07/23/16 23:23 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: davew833 I thought the F-units didn't have functioning steam generators, but it appears there's steam emanating from a leaky connection.
Date: 07/24/16 00:39 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: dan b units did
Date: 07/24/16 04:42 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: SPDRGWfan On a side note, DRGW did buy and operate two F7A diesels with steam generators in the carbodys. They were numbers 5571 and 5574.
Cheers Jim Fitch Posted from Android Date: 07/24/16 04:43 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: RodneyZona Nice shots! Old Denver and Rio Grandw Western RR operating crews on that passenger train were based out of Denver and Grand Junction and worked bnetween Denver and Grand Junction. Denver based enginmen worked to and from Bond, CO.
Date: 07/24/16 07:13 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: PHall The B-units had steam generators. The PB unit Steam Generator car had two steam generators and much larger water tanks then you could fit into a B-unit.
Date: 07/24/16 13:57 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: knotch8 6 cars and 4 domes. Very nice. The only ones not domes are the baggage/combine up front and the diner ahead of the dome/lounge/observation.
Date: 07/24/16 22:30 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: SDA_Brakeman knotch8 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 6 cars and 4 domes. Very nice. The only ones > not domes are the baggage/combine up front and the > diner ahead of the dome/lounge/observation. Agreed. Proper Dome to single level ratio. James Date: 07/25/16 09:21 Re: Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver -- Oct 78 Author: CZ10 And let us not forget that the D&RGW ran the train as a "class act" right to the end!
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