Silverton Rail Yard Museum

[jbvb]

Good to see some of the old DRG&W freight fleet under a roof.

[Larry C]

Some of those old cars look pretty rough. Nice they have restored some and put them under cover; maybe they'll get all the cars restored at some point. Thanks for sharing.

[Jerry]

Rick keep them coming.  Great pictures, it's a shame they let some of them just sit there falling apart.

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

What Jerry said 

[Philip]

I think the weathering is beautiful in it's own ruthless way!

Philip

[Pennman]

Rick, These are some nice cars and thanks for sharing the pictures.
The car ends help to reconstruct as they are some I would like to build.

Rich

[Rick]

Thanks everyone for your positive comments.
Rich, that's exactly why I took those pictures.











Who's the first to scratch on of these?

[Rick]

[PRR Modeler]

Thanks for the photos Rick.

[deemery]

Is that an original Goose, or a replica?  If the former, why isn't it under cover?

dave

[Rick]

Is that an original Goose, or a replica?  If the former, why isn't it under cover?

dave

I don't think it's a Goose.
Looks like a critter the shops cobbled together and it looks like it's been refurbished.

A quick search turned this up:

This is the "Casey Jones" rail bus, a historic vehicle built in 1915 for the Sunnyside Mill and Mine to transport miners and freight in Silverton, Colorado.Originally powered by a Ford Model T engine, it was later converted to utilize a Cadillac V-8 engine.It is currently preserved and on display at the San Juan County Historical Society Museum in Silverton.

[Bernd]

Railroad Model Craftsman had drawings of the in the magazine many years ago.

Bernd

[deemery]

Thanks, Rick!

dave

[Jerry]

Nice pictures Rick.  Great sharing them with us.

Jerry