Synopses & Reviews
In Volume III, Bob Richardson, noted narrow gauge preservationist, takes a close look at the Rio Grande Southern, the 172-mile narrow gauge route that wrapped itself around the craggy and forested Rocky Mountains between Durango and Ridgway, Colorado. Otto Mears built his railroad in just two years, which climbed four mountain passes and featured 142 bridges and high, spindly trestles.In this 200-page hardbound landscape format book, Bob hones in on the town of Ridgway, the various RGS “oasis” towns in the wilderness, mine-rich Telluride, the RGS' locomotive fleet, the Galloping Goose era and high-in-the-sky Ophir. He also talks about important old RGS records and how he obtained copies, relates humorous insights about hunting season on the line, the Montezuma Lumber Company operations at Lost Canyon that lasted until 1948, and the last runs of the famed RGS trains.It's a book loaded with firsthand knowledge of one of America's best-loved railroads, the Rio Grande Southern. Deluxe hardcover, 12 x 8¼, horizontal format, 345 photos and illustrations, 200 pages, 14 intriguing chapters.
Synopsis
Read Bob Richardson's personal account of America's best-loved narrow gauge railroad, third in a trilogy of D&RGW/Rio Grande Southern books.