Re: C&S MOW Combine 025 in C&Sn3

Posted by Rick Steele on Oct 02, 2023; 6:04pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-MOW-Combine-025-in-C-Sn3-tp19000p19132.html

Keith Hayes wrote:

It is interesting that in 1938 the car had the circular trademark on one side, but lacked it on the opposite side.

As with many of the rail vehicles that survive, I wonder if 20 is also the victim of accident: it survived in tact in MOW service and was in reasonably good shape and the smallest surviving passenger car when Central City came calling?
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I want you to think about the heritage of the equipment that the C&S donated to Central City.

The 71 was originally UPD&G no. 9, built for the Clear Creek lines.
The Gon represented the hundreds of shipments of ore and concentrate going to the mills for final processing.
The 20/025 was the last Colorado Central car left on the C&S.

Somebody on the C&S had their head cut in and did some research on the heritage of the equipment to be donated. It is too cohesive to be a mistake.

As far as the circular trademark goes... The photos were taken on different days. Don't discount that there wasn't a circular trademark on the other side... I found remnants of it when scraping the car down in 1970. It might have been painted over, why? I don't have the slightest idea.

Also, If you will look closely you will notice that the end platform is leaning out in the 1938 photos. The end sill was severely cracked while in MOW service in Leadville. It cracked the main sills under the platform as well.

Rick