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Who has the most Narrow Gauge  Books in their libray?  Also, what is your favorite?

I counted 13, and my favorite is a toss up between the Denver & South Park and Rainbow Route.

By the way, this is not a contest.

Al

P.S I found my 1975 issue of Cinders and Smoke Guide.  This ride was still under D& RGW owner ship.  We took our mothers on the trip and they really enjoyed the trip.  I ownly had to threaten them once to stay with my wife and I.  (Pitch them in the river if you want to know.

Merry Christmas

 

 

 

 

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I counted 14 narrow gauge specific books in my library, not to mention other books that have a lot of narrow gauge and standard gauge content (mostly logging books).  Interesting, my two favorites are - in order - 1) The South Park Line (Mallory Hope Ferrell and 2) American Narrow Gauge Railroads! 

 

Warning - Reading The South Park Line will give you a full-blown case of Narrow Gauge Fever!  My wife was kind enough to allow a detour to the Colorado Railroad Museum a couple of years ago (on our way to Montana, it was a big detour) so I could see DL&G 191 / ex-DSP&P 51 in person.  I'm planning a trip next summer to see Alpine Tunnel and the Palisades, riding my mountain bike up and down the old railroad grades.  What can I say?  It is a very inspiring book!

My favorite is "The Rainbow Route", I also have Ferrell's "South Park", which Gunnison stone water tanks included in there I have modeled, M.C. Poor's "D,SP&P", and "Narrow Gauge in the Rockies".  In a discussion with a Colorado Springs HO kit builder

at a Narrow Gauge Convention, I learned, from laptop files he showed me,  that "The Rainbow Route" needs to be rewritten, with much more information and photos that have come to light.  I'd sure like to see that...

I just finished reading Rio Grande -Chasing the Narrow Gauge by Robert Richardson. Great Book. Richardson started the nearby Colorado RR Museum.  Now I'm reading The South Park Line CO Rail Annual #12 by Chappell Richardson and Haught. This one is OK.  Rainbow Route was great too. My favorite ones so far are the 9 book series The RGS Story - Rio Grande Southern by Colman & McCoy published by Sundance Books.  I started collecting narrow Gauge books 2 Years ago when I inherited a HOn3 layout along with a small library. I now have at least 20 books. My latest acquisitions target the Denver Southpark and Pacific which ran through my neighborhood and up Waterton Canyon along the South Platte River next to where I work. The South Park was always a day late, many dollars short and always seemed to choose the steepest way to get anywhere.

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