Over the last few years, the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad have slowly but surely been restoring a fleet of steel tanks like these. The ultimate goal is to be able to re-create some of the tank trains that ran on the narrow gauge in the mid-20th century. Most of the cars that are currently restored are the narrow frame variety, like the ones seen here, but a few are also the frame-less type that were favored by the Gramps Oil Company and those will be lettered with the giant "GRAMPS" logo when finished. Although a few of these cars are now complete and roadable, many still have some issues that need to be attended to, such as bad-ordered wheelsets. In the near future however, those issues will be resolved and some new and interesting charter possibilities will exist. Although my caption header on this photo sounds a bit like Bob Hope's theme song, we really do owe a great deal of "tanks" to the Friends for the incredible selection of freight cars that now allow us to re-create the memories of the glory days of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Narrow Gauge.