Re: Flanger 015

Posted by Mike McKenzie on
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Just got this from Jerry...

"Mike, the D&RG flanger was designed by the Leadville shop manager, a man named Omerod. The D&RG patented the mechanism design. The D&RG built flangers for the Rio Grande Western, the Silverton RR, the South Park, and the RGS. The RGW flangers were sold to the RGS and Silverton Northern when the RGW was standard gauged. The D&RG standard gauge flangers were essentially the same design, just modified for the wider gauge.

Some operational tidbits…

Leadville Herald Democrat
November 23, 1886

Both the D&RG and South Park have got their patent flangers ready for winter operations and all snow will be thrown as far as possible as soon as it falls.

Evening Chronicle, Leadville
January 29, 1891

Gossip from the Rails

Flangers in Use

The flangers on the Midland, Rio Grande, and South Park were all ordered out yesterday. On the Grande it went over the Blue River branch to Dillon, where quite a quantity of snow has fallen.


Leadville Daily & Evening Chronicle
November 17, 1892

Gossip From The Grade

The South Park and Rio Grande yards had not drifted to any great extent up to 6 o’clock yesterday evening. The flangers on both roads were out all day and managed to keep the tracks clear at all drifting points. A flanger was also at work on the Blue River branch, and kept the road clear, so that all trains moved on time.

Jerry B. Day"

Hope this helps.

Mike