RGS #20

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="042d05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B><STYLE>  </STYLE> The Colorado Historic Railroad Preservation Association</B></FONT><B>   </B><B> |    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Colorado Historic Railroad Preservat"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="043d2123.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>RGS #20</B></div> <div> Rio Grande Southern #20 was recently donated by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club to the Colorado Railroad Museum.</div> <div> An anonymous benefactor donated $400,000 for the operational restoration of the locomotive and tender, work to be performed in Strasburg, PA.</div> <div> In mid-July 2006, #20 was moved to the CRRM roundhouse for partial dismantling and removal of equipment not needed in Strasburg.  </div> <div> The following pictures were taken on July 22, 2006:</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="16f602c0.jpg" border=0 width="352" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Front view</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="171912c0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left side (#1)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="173912c0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left side (#2)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17b912c0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Right side (photoshopped to lighten)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="175e12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Engineer's side</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="177e12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Fireman's side</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="179912c0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> RGS logo - tender left side</div> <bR> <div> <B>Photos from August 8, 2006</B></div> <div> As stated elsewhere by Keith ('rdmstr'), RGS #20 is staged on the loading track at the Colorado Railroad Museum.  There seemed to be a strong possibility the shipper would arrive today.  </div> <div> To expedite shipping, the locomotive and two tenders were positioned on separate turntable leads with couplers pointed toward the turntable pit - load the locomotive; get a tender; load the tender; get the next tender; etc.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="17de35f0.jpg" border=0 width="483" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> On the loading track</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17fa5780.jpg" border=0 width="421" height="376" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left side (#1)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1812c910.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="401" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Left side (#2) - nice with the rods down...</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="183c75b0.jpg" border=0 width="455" height="347" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Right side (#1)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1850a630.jpg" border=0 width="266" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Right side (#2)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="187e53c0.jpg" border=0 width="485" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> #20's tender</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="189bc4f0.jpg" border=0 width="444" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Close-up of #20's tender</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18b03330.jpg" border=0 width="515" height="307" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> #346's tender (also heading to Strasburg)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18d16720.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> #346's tender - left side</div> </td> </tr></table></body>