Rio Grande Product News – November 2023
We try to capture the significant D&RGW models for Rio Grande modelers in the our Rio Grande Model News section of The Green Light Newsletter. These are the product news that were in the November 2023 edition of the newsletter sent to members. If we...Continue reading→
November 2023 Green Light
Current RGM&HS society members started receiving the November 2023 Green Light via e-mail on the evening of the November 19th. The November issue includes the latest society news, updates on current activities, "Rio Grande" modeling news, photos and more. We welcome comments and feedback from...Continue reading→
Rio Grande Southern C-19 #41 Test Run
In 1881, the Baldwin locomotive company built 12 C-19 class 2-8-0 engines for the Denver & Rio Grande RR. In 1916, the D&RG sold number 409 to the Rio Grande Southern RR. The RGS renumbered it to 41. In November 1951, the 41 was sold...Continue reading→
View from the Vista Dome – David Lotz
I have enjoyed being the Prospector Editor starting with Prospector, Volume 16, Issue 2, for almost seven years! (Not bad for a Burlington guy.) As this is the last issue that I’m involved with, I wanted to say thank you to those who have mentored...Continue reading→
The Prospector 22, Number 4 Has Been Mailed
Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 22, Number 3 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue features another of the late Mike McLaughlin’s short stories, this one known as “The Stove” is about the daily struggle of...Continue reading→
D&RGW K-28 locomotives celebrated their 100th birthday
The surviving Rio Grande’s 2-8-2 Mikado K-28 locomotives celebrated their 100th birthday in early October, often referred to as the “Sport Model” often compared to the classic '67 Chevrolet Chevelle SS and the smooth Rolls Royce, these locomotives have spent a century hauling tonnage across...Continue reading→
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