Re: C&S on the D&RGW 3rd Division

Posted by Rick Steele on Jan 13, 2015; 12:14am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-on-the-D-RGW-3rd-Division-tp194p203.html

Bill,

When I was volunteering at the Colorado Railroad Museum, back when the earth was young, Bob Richardson had all kinds of Interchange Sheets between the D&RGW and the C&S 3' gauges.

Just because photos of C&S equipment on the D&RGW aren't common it does not mean that it did not happen. It was much more common than we give it credit for today.

Remember, most of the photos that we see of the D&RGW 3' gauge were taken after WWII. The C&S had abandoned all of their 3' gauge by then. Some of the shots that survive from the late 1930's also are not necessarily representative of what went on, as the South Park, where most of the interchange would have taken place was for all intents and purposes gone by the late 1930's.

The answer to your original question is "Yes" interchange did take place and although there isn't a lot of photographs of it, it was not as unusual as photos would make it seem.

Rick