Re: DSP&P Passenger Car Research

Posted by Tundracamper on Mar 26, 2025; 1:52am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/DSP-P-Passenger-Car-Research-tp20585p20629.html

Dave Eggleston wrote

These listed cars are the six official purpose-built 1883 Colorado Central excursion cars, not converted flats. All lasted into the C&S era. I can't yet find evidence of a DSP&P/DL&G purpose-built excursion car. For several reasons, all likely financial, the South Park borrowed CCRR cars or resorted to putting homebuilt removable superstructures and benches on flats, removing them when not needed. Economical and useful in keeping cars running all year. Modeler's aside: a South Park flatcar so converted would be a nice model.

Although I wasn’t able to locate anything specifically on excursion cars, it does seem the first excursion train into Morrison in 1874 likely consisted of passenger cars (type?) borrowed from the Rio Grande. This was taken from Page 127 of Poor’s book. See the highlight added:)