RR Relic

[Brooks Wilson]

Recently, a friend asked me to find out the history of the object in the attached picture. As far as I have been able to discover, the L&S RR stands for the Lancaster & Chester Railroad of those counties in South Carolina [see attached map]. The owner at that time had a great sense of humor, thus all the Vice Presidents, Surgeons, etc. There is no other railroad that I could find with those letters.

This object looks like a plow piece and could have been an attachment on a locomotive snow plow, ditcher, spreader or even a plow used to build a railroad. The reason I am asking you is that this piece was found just north of Durango along the D&S track about 30 years ago. In researching the L&S, I found that it was a narrow gauge railroad back around 1900 for approximately six years prior to its' being retracked to standard gauge. The timing is such that I was thinking the D&RGW may have purchased some of the L&S equipment about that time.

So, 1] I am trying to verify if the information I have is correct and 2] what the object is. My friend would be willing to give it up if he could find a proper home for it.

Respectfully yours, Brooks

Brooks Wilson
Friends of the C&TS RR
brooks@adanceoflight.com

[Robert Williams]

Since this did not get a reply here, why not try http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/list.php?1 ?

[Jason Rose]

It's an intriguing mystery. I'd sure like to know what you found out.