The R.G.S. Story, Vol. 6: Rico to Dolores

The R.G.S. Story, Vol. 6: Rico to Dolores

This beautiful book, illustrated throughout with black and white photos, follows the RGS as it struggled to stay afloat during the Great Depression. Details the use of small, hand-me-down locomotives which became the famous "Galloping Goose" between Ridgway and Durango, the ominipresent menace of floods and rockslides, fire and blizzard, as well as life in the mines that supported the railroad. This superb mile-by-mile photographic study takes you through the last years of the RGS in Rico down past the tumbling Dolores River. The book also covers the A. A. Rust logging railroad, newspaper articles that flesh out the struggles with derailments and floods, and the efforts of Elizabeth (Betty) Pellet to persuade the federal government to keep the RGS operating during World War II. With maps, line drawings (by Mike Blazek), gradient profiles, etc. 480 pages.

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Sundance Publications
EAN	9780913582633
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0913582638
Label	Sundance Publications
Manufacturer	Sundance Publications
NumberOfPages	480
PublicationDate	1997
Publisher	Sundance Publications
Studio	Sundance Publications
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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