Thursday, March 16, 2017

C&S 1006 Timeline, part 5: 1980s-1990s, A Rescue Job

A Rescue Job

1980s-1990s 

The book Georgetown and the Loop commented,
"Thanks to the efforts of Tom Young, the Colorado and Southern four-wheeled caboose at Silver Plume has been undergoing restoration from its deplorable condition of the 1950s.  The north side of the little crummy has taken on the aspects of near-mint condition; work on the south side is progressing nicely. -- P.R. Griswold Photo."

Above photo from Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge, 1990.

Below are photos I took during two early 1990s trips to Colorado.  Notice that by this time the "C&S" has been removed and "1006" has been repositioned.  I am not sure if this was done by someone else or simply a later change done by Tom Young after the above photo was taken.  The boards lying around the caboose suggest some type of activity.


I assume that it was during this restoration period that one side received the round herald and the other side was painted with the previous C&S lettering style.



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