Скачать или смотреть Down By The Station, "First Revenue", Rio Grande Southern #20, 1/9/26

I was "Down By The Station", before the departure of the First Revenue run of the Rio Grande Southern's #20 out of Durango in 75 years! After a week of Shakedown runs and a private charter they ran the "The Presidential Excursion", Friday January 9th, 2126.
From across 6th street, you will see the #20 pick up the #0404 caboose at the car shop and push it around the loop and set it out for the rear of the train. Then the engine pulls out the passenger cars and brings them to the station platform. After coupling up to the caboose and performing a brake test and some lube, the First Revenue train departs 9:15.
The Presidential Excursion was a special winter event, featuring first-class accommodations aboard the Durango and Silverton's historic luxury railcars the Alamosa, Knight Sky, Yankee Girl and the San Juan. Also, on the rear was an original RGS caboose #0404. Monday, January 5, 2026, was the first time this 127-year-old, T-19, class 4-6-0, "Ten-Wheeler" locomotive was fired up in Durango since the RGS #20 last ran here, 75 years ago! The RGS #20 is visiting from the Colorado Railroad Museum and will run special excursions this winter. This famous engine last operated in Durango in 1951 and achieved cinematic fame as Ema Sweeny, starring in the 1949 film A Ticket to Tomahawk
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