Her name is Rio! She don't need to understand.

[Don Rickle]

and I might find her if I'm looking like I can!
Pratt KS, 09/29/96. Oh Rio Rio dance across the Rio Grande.
http://www.railimages.com/albums/album65/aat.sized.jpg
http://www.railimages.com/albums/album65/aav.sized.jpg
http://www.railimages.com/albums/album65/aau.sized.jpg

[William Cowie]

Looks like she got a visit to the beauty parlor since this shot (taken in February or so)

http://www.railimages.com/albums/album09/aag.sized.jpg

[William Cowie]

Oops - only now looked at the date. redface.gif I guess the good news she's still around - working the Denver locals, but at least still around (and unpatched!)

[HemiAdda2d]

Still unpatched as of May:

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/577/drgw_gEEPS.jpg

Some disgruntled D&RGW employee tore the UP shield sticker off the nose, but the painted on number would be tough to remove on the lead and trailing GP60's..

[William Cowie]

Some other enterprising employees figured out another way to work up some inspiration! smile.gif

http://www.railimages.com/albums/album09/abv.jpg

P.S. Note the different numberboard fonts...

[slimjim]

Unpatched units left:

SD40T-2's

DRGW 5349---Helper
DRGW 5354---IL
DRGW 5371---Helper
DRGW 5390---Helper
DRGW 5401---TX


GP40-2's

DRGW 3096---NO-CAL
DRGW 3097---Grand Junction
DRGW 3100---Pueblo
DRGW 3101---NO-CAL
DRGW 3103---NO-CAL
DRGW 3105---Denver
DRGW 3109---Colorado Springs
DRGW 3110---NO-CAL
DRGW 3111---Grand Junction
DRGW 3114---Denver
DRGW 3117---SO-CAL
DRGW 3118---Denver
DRGW 3121---Grand Junction
DRGW 3126---Denver
DRGW 3128---Pueblo
DRGW 3129---Denver


SD50's

DRGW 5503---Jenks
DRGW 5507---TN

[BoxcabE50]

graemlins/wow.gif I'm surprised that so many are still left untouched. Don't tell anyone in Omahahaha!

:rolleyes:

Boxcab E50

[E-8]

Somehow I missed this thread. Good Duran Duran reference. :)

Charlie

[Colonel]

I wonder if the UP paint crews have caught up with her yet?

[HemiAdda2d]

Patched, yes. All D&RGW Geps have UP numbers now. Only 5371, a tunnel motor remains in pure Grande paint. As for yellow or not:
http://www.drgw.net/locotrace/newtrace.php?s=unit

[HemiAdda2d]

As of Summer '05, this was the last Geep remaining unpatched:

http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/987/D_RGW_3100.jpg

[Kurt Moose]

She's a "Grande" lady alright! Is she the class loco too?

[HemiAdda2d]

No, the GP40-2 class was started with engine #3094. In most cases, an even number like this would denote the "class engine" but not in this case.

[Stourbridge Lion]

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