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San Luis & Rio Grande Equipment San Luis & Rio Grande Locomotives San Luis & Rio Grande 2-6-0 #1744 1744's Arrival and Reassembly

1744 arrived in Alamosa on 2-May-2007 on trucks, coming into town via US 285 from Santa Fe. This album will cover photos of 1744's arrival in Alamosa through the reassembly process. The unit should makes its debut during the Memorial Day opening weekend festivities - see the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad's official announcement for more details.

Date: 05 May 2007
Size: 7 items
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SLRG 1744 being worked on - Monday, 7-May-2007, capture from the SLRG's webcam.
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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The fireman's side of 1744 sitting in Alamosa on 6-May-2007, as crews work to reassemble and ready the engine for runs later this month.
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: Scott Bollinger
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Something tells me we still need a few things - like maybe a pilot truck axle, and possibly something more solid on the front of the cylinder.
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: Scott Bollinger
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A head-on shot of the unit in Alamosa (6-May-2007)
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: Scott Bollinger
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Engineer's Side of 1744 in Alamosa on Sunday, 6-May-2007. Crews are working to put the unit back together after its trip from New Orleans and prepare it for its inaugural runs on Memorial Day weekend.
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: Scott Bollinger
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SLRG 1744 gets steamed up and painted on Sunday, 20-May-2007
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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A shot from the webcam, showing 1744 with its new tender logo. The old "New Orleans & Gulf Coast" was painted out on Sunday, 20-May-2007, and the new logo applied sometime on the following Monday.
Date: 05 May 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
   
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