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| Author: | Ray Dewley [ Tue Feb 04, 2003 1:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | D&S roundhouse fire??? |
Saw this picture posted this morning. When was there a roundhouse fire there? http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?2003020320445019006.jpg:bydate::bydate%3A1 |
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| Author: | Paul D [ Tue Feb 04, 2003 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: D&S roundhouse fire??? |
Late 1980's? 1988 I think. It was still in the Bradshaw era. Paul Stuhr Museum pfdx@aol.com |
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| Author: | Erik Ledbetter [ Tue Feb 04, 2003 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: D&S roundhouse fire??? |
1989. It pretty much levelled the original roundhouse. The back walls of the southernmost 3 bays and the former southern exterior wall (now an interior wall) were incorporated into the otherwise new structure which stands there now. eledbetter@rypn.org |
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| Author: | Dale Brown [ Tue Feb 04, 2003 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: D&S roundhouse fire??? |
The raiiroad picked up the pieces and rebuilt several of the K-28's and K-36's that were damaged. 498 was not been operational and has not been in use since former D&RGW regular freight trains before 1968. DAle Brown dwbrown1@fuse.net |
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| Author: | Steve Freer [ Wed Feb 05, 2003 12:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Like a Phoenix.... |
D&S had three locomotives rebuilt and running regular trips by June '89 and a fourth making a break-in run. The roundhouse had outside walls standing....nothing else. The railroad made it through 1989 with flying colors compared to 2002 when it was forest fires (not roundhouse fires) which dealt the blow. sfreer@tvrail.com |
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| Author: | Dale Brown [ Wed Feb 05, 2003 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | 1989 Durango Convention |
> D&S had three locomotives rebuilt and > running regular trips by June '89 and a > fourth making a break-in run. The roundhouse > had outside walls standing....nothing else. > The railroad made it through 1989 with > flying colors During the Durango, National Narrow Gauge Convention in September 1989 the convention had tours of the new roundhouse. The work was nearly done on all the exterior work. Some of the damaged tenders had new tanks built. It had made a lot of sceptical railfans eat their words. Many thought the D&S would not be able to recover so quickly. This was also before the Internet had become a source for immediate information. The recent problems with D&S and C&TS has information on every detail posted before the people on the ground even know! Dale Brown dwbrown1@fuse.net |
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