HIGH SIDE GONDOLA
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Car # City State Information Paint Last
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5 Silver Plume CO High side, converted to passenger use for 1949 railroad fair, original number not known     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
7 Silver Plume CO High side, converted to passenger use for 1949 railroad fair, original number not known     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
9 Silver Plume CO High side, converted to passenger use for 1949 railroad fair, original number not known     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1000 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Good 5/2000    
1001 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, 487 tank  load Fade 5/2000    
1012 Monero NM High side, no trucks, north side of highway   5/2000 Dave Dye
Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1020  Silver Plume CO High side, GB&L, converted to passenger OK 7/2000 Josh Levine  
1033 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, D&RGW, no trucks   5/2000    
1036 Silver Plume CO High side, pipe gon, passenger     Josh Levine  
1039 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1051 Ogden UT High side        
1057 Durango CO High side, north yard     Richard Bell  
1059 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Good 5/2000 Grant Houston  
1069 Silverton CO High side, heavy side sill damage     Richard Bell  
1082 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Bad 7/2000    
1083 Silver Plume CO High side, at Hall siding     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1089 Sumpter Valley OR Converted for passenger use     Grant Houston Taylor Rush  
1101 Sumpter Valley OR Pipe gon, converted for passenger use     Grant Houston Taylor Rush  
1102 Sumpter Valley OR Pipe gon, converted for passenger use     Grant Houston Taylor Rush  
1112 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1132 Fort Lupton CO High side     Bill White  
1133 Silver Plume CO High side, GB&L, passenger OK 7/2000    
1145 Chama NM High side, pipe gon, Rio Grande OK 5/2000    
1149 Chama NM High side, D&RGW, Royal Gorge herald Fade 5/2000    
1155 Perris CA High side, pipe gon     John DeRosa  
1156 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1157/1167 Sumpter Valley OR Converted for passenger use     Grant Houston Taylor Rush  
1159 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1161 Alva OK High side, painted yellow     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1163 Silver Plume CO High side, passenger mods, GB&L        
1191 Silver Plume CO High side, pipe gon, passenger     Josh Levine  
1204 Chama NM High side, passenger mods, C&TS, Toltec herald Fade 5/2000    
1217 Fort Lupton CO High side     Bill White  
1232 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Bad 5/2000    
1239 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1243 ? ? High side        
1246 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1249 Fort Lupton CO High side     Bill White  
1258 Silver Plume CO High side, at Hall siding     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1267 Silver Plume CO High side, GB&L, at Hall siding Bad 7/2000 Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1268 Chama NM High side, D&RGW, Royal Gorge herald Fade 5/2000    
1313 Silverton CO High side, 0421 painted on one side     Richard Bell  
1327/9327? Grand Island NE High Side, Stuhr museum     Steve Peck  
1331 Fort Lupton CO High side     Bill White  
1343 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Bad 7/2000    
1357 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Good 5/2000    
1400 Tacoma CO High side Bad 8/2000  Richard Bell  
1423 Golden CO High side, Rio Grande Fade 7/2000    
1434 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1443 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1456 Chama NM High side, D&RGW, Royal Gorge herald Fade 5/2000    
1484 Monero NM High side, no trucks, north side of highway     Dave Dye
Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1499? Georgetown  CO High side, not the original number, number unknown     Bill White
Will Cheshire		  
1515 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, D&RGW Fade 5/2000    
1534 Chama NM High side, D&RGW, Royal Gorge herald Fade 7/2000    
1536 Pagosa Jct CO High side, pipe gondola, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1541 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1557 Chama NM High side, passenger mods, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1567 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, rail reinforced, speeder load Bad 5/2000 Grant Houston  
1599 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1610 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1644 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1646 Silver Plume CO High side, at Hall siding     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1648 Chama NM High side, passenger mods, C&TS, Toltec herald Fade 7/2000    
1667 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
1719 ? ? High side        
1733 Chama NM High side Fade 5/2000 Grant Houston  
1741 Alamosa CO High side, near old roundhouse site     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
1746 Chama NM High side, passenger mods, C&TS, Toltec Gorge herald Fade 5/2000    
1754 Tacoma CO High side, pipe gondola, Rio Grande Bad  8/2000  Richard Bell  
1776 Grand Island NE High side, Stuhr Museum     Steve Peck  
1839 Chama NM High side, pipe gondola, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
9213 Chama NM High side, pipe gondola, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
9219 ? ? High side        
9228 Silver Plume CO High side, GB&L, passenger OK 7/2000    
9249 Chama NM High side, Rio Grande, missing upper side board Good 5/2000    
9261 Silver Plume CO High side, at Hall siding     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
9333 Alva OK High side, red with black hardware     Bill White 
Will Cheshire		  
9378 Chama NM High side, D&RG Fade 5/2000    
9410 Chama NM Converted to flat/coal outfit 09410, primer Fade 5/2000    
9455 San Diego county CA High side, passenger mods, on a private backyard railroad, Fontana?     Herb Kelsey  
9519 Buena Park CA Excursion car, former idler flat, former gondola     Herb Kelsey  
9533 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, tranny load Bad 5/2000    
9557 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, rail reinforced, D&RGW Fade 5/2000    
9558 Chama NM High side, pipe gondola, Rio Grande Fade 5/2000    
9569 Chama NM Idler flat, former gondola, rail reinforced, smoke stack load, buckled Bad 5/2000    
9600 Durango CO Converted to observation car 404, former pipe car 9600,
former standard gauge boxcar		     Cinders &
Smoke		  
9601 Durango CO Converted to observation car 405, former pipe car 9601,
former standard gauge boxcar		     Cinders &
Smoke		  
9603 Durango CO Converted to observation car 406, former pipe car 9603,
former standard gauge boxcar		     Cinders &
Smoke		  
9604 ? ? ?        
9605 Durango CO Converted to observation car 402, former pipe car 9605,
former standard gauge boxcar 67271		     Cinders & 
Smoke		  
9606 Durango CO Converted to observation car 403, former pipe car 9606,
former standard gauge boxcar		     Cinders & 
Smoke		  
9608 Durango CO Converted to observation car 407, former pipe car 9608,
former standard gauge boxcar		     Cinders &
Smoke		  
9609 Durango CO Converted to observation car 400, former pipe car 9609,
former standard gauge boxcar 67191		     Cinders & 
Smoke		  
9611 Durango CO Converted to observation car 401, former pipe car 9611,
former standard gauge boxcar 66665		     Cinders & 
Smoke		  
9613 Chama NM Gondola pipe, steel frame, Rio Grande Good 5/2000    
9615 Chama NM Gondola pipe, steel frame, Rio Grande Good 5/2000    
9619 ? ? ?        

A number of the cars on this page were added with the help of Bill White.  He and Will Cheshire have been researching high side gondolas for quite some time now and have collected detailed information on each of these cars.  I highly recommend a stop by Bill's site at the link below.

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