CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA IN CIMARRON, CO
D&RG Caboose #0577 built in 1886. cost of $685, the car weighs 20,000 pounds and measures 17? in body length, 22? over the end sills, with 26? wheels. Later modifications include the addition of air and hand brakes, revising the type and location of grab irons, blocking out the center windows and those on the end platforms, adding a conductor?s valve and gauge, ladders and a roof walk. The interior is painted pea green with black trim. This car currently bears the Royal Gorge/Moffat Tunnel herald of 1936. The NPS altered the markings from the flying Rio Grande scheme to earlier Royal Gorge/Moffat Tunnel scheme at an unknown date. [http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/summary.asp]
(submitted by Rich A. on 08/19/09)
