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Rio Grande Memories Operations & stories of the Rio Grande By John Norwood # DJ
Rio Grande Memories Operations & stories of the Rio Grande By John Norwood
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket NUMBERED 718 of 850 specially numbered copies of Rio Grande Memories
Copyright 1991 FIRST edition
192 pages Indexed.
CONTENTS
D&RG Map 4
Preface 6
Chapter 1- William H. Jackson 9
Chapter 2 - Famous Stations on the D&RG 21
Salt Lake City Union Station; Loading Wool at Farmington; Romeo, Colorado; Green River, Utah; Cumbres; Poncha Junction; Crested Butte; Denver Union Station; Ghost Terminal
Chapter 3 - Famous Locations on the D&RG 41
Marshall Pass; Dotsero Cutoff; Phantom Curve; Bridge near Curecanti; Rio de las Animas Canyon; Pathfinder of the San Juans; Turntable at Corkscrew Gulch; Moffat Tunnel; Royal Gorge War; Denver & Rio Grande Western; Green River Valley; Ruby Canyon; Blue River; Wolf Creek
Chapter 4 - Natural and Manmade Disasters 84
Passenger Train Derailments; Jackknifing Standard Gauge Trains; My Training as a Dispatcher; Pulling Engine #472 out of the Animas River; Fire on Business Car #105; the Silverton Branch; the San Juan, Snow and Cumbres Pass; Wreck at Green River; Castlegate, Utah Flood of 1917; Turntable at Pueblo; Thistle Landslide
Color section93
Chapter 5 - Passenger, Presidential, Troop and Special Trains 122
Palmer Specials; Yampa Valley Mail; the Silver Vista; the Prospector; Presidential Special; Troop Trains; the California Zephyr; Excursion Trains; Freight Movement Between Alamosa and Antonito
Chapter 6 - Equipment 158
Equipment on the D&RG; Salida Barrel Transfer; Steam Locomotives; Snow Fighting Equipment; Oil Tanks on Cumbres Pass; Inspection Cars; Experimental, Multi-Gauge Engines; Converting Cars from Standard to Narrow Gauge; Construction Trains; Observation Cars; Steam Engines; Locomotives that Powered Passenger Trains
Acknowledgements 184
Bibliography 185
Appendix 186
Index191
In the third of a series of books, adventurer photographer-railroader John Norwood takes the reader trackside for insights and inspirations into the workings of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
John's authoritative background and his writings have caused him to be recognized as one of the leading experts on the railroad's history and operations.
In this volume, John combines the standard gauge portion of the line with the narrow gauge portion, weaving an on-going story that will enlighten and delight you.
This 192-page book is divided into six chapters beginning with the railroad's official photographer, William H. Jackson. Following that are chapters on Stations, Famous Locations, Disasters, Passenger Trains and Equipment. Each chapter delves into specific times and locations on the Rio Grande to help tell the railroad's - and John's - story.
From Marshall Pass to the Royal Gorge War, from Cumbres Pass and Phantom Curve to the Dotsero Cutoff, from wool loading on the Narrow Gauge to details of the California Zephyr, John offers precise, first-hand accounts of Rio Grande people and events.
Whether your interest runs with standard or narrow gauge, steam-powered or diesel-powered trains, three-car local freights or heavy duty main line railroading, this book will entertain you. John writes both about the railroad in such places as Denver and Salt Lake City and out-of-the-way spots such as Romeo, Colorado and Green River, Utah. He hits the high points of Moffat Tunnel, Marshall Pass and Soldier Summit, as well as Denver Union Station, troop trains, presidential specials, accidents and floods and freight movements.
Several hundred black and white and color photos add visual intrigue to the text, and a detailed index helps you find what you want to know. Come alone with John as he explains what the Rio Grande was all about.
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