Robert W. Richardson's Rio Grande, Chasing the Narrow Gauge, Volume I
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0911581537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorRobert W. Richardson
Robert W. Richardson
Great combination of history and photos accompanied by Mr Hugh D. Great combination of history and photos accompanied by Mr. Richardson's wealth of personal experiences. Makes the narrow gauge come alive for those "born too late" to have seen it first hand.. Beautiful Book This Rio Grande Book was of high quality. Nice hard cover and beautiful pictures. A nice investment for any rail fan!
He is Robert W. Primarily, it highlights Bob's life as an avid narrow gauge fan during the last two decades the Colorado Narrow Gauge still operated as a common carrier. Today one man is specially recognized as one of the founders of the narrow gauge railroad preservation movement in the United States. Richardson, who with a friend started the Narrow Gauge Motel in a remote section of Colorado in 1949. In this nostalgic volume, Bob recounts his early days as an editor, advertising coordinator, member of the U.S. Hardbound, 12 x 9 1/2, 200 pages, 267 color and black/white photographs, maps, charts and ephemera.. The collection he and Cornelius Hauck started, now housed at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, has grown so large it requires a number of staff and volunteers to catalog and maintain. Armed Forces, motel owner and later as head of the largest narrow gauge railroad museum in the country. Later he and a friend began the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa, which helped initiate the safekeeping of narrow gauge rolling stock, hardware and paper memorabilia