Thursday, August 10, 2017

Como gets a gondola for its future passengers

Como got one of the old gondolas from the Georgetown Loop on August 3.  The Loop operation had labeled it for the Georgetown, Breckenridge, and Leadville.  I recall riding in this gondola or another like it on one of my trips on the Loop over 15 or so years ago.  I don't know its origin.  My guess is that it was a D&RGW car, as the Loop had lots of Rio Grande equipment.  I don't know if this came directly from the Georgetown Loop or if it was moved off the property in 2005 when management changed.  If I recall, much of the equipment owned by the Ashbys went to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.

Photo is from the South Park Rail Society's Facebook page

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