EMMA SWEENEY

Emma Sweeney was the star of the 1950 movie A Ticket to Tomahawk. RGS 20 was dressed in props and paint as the live steam version, and it had a full size model as an accurate replica for shots off the track.

The Society acquired the model from Amador County, California, in August 2011 and moved it to Durango in November. The Society will restore it to its appearance in the movie and produce interpretative signs about the history of Emma Sweeney and about Durango as the “Hollywood of the Rockies” in the 1950s.

The model has deteriorated and lost many parts over the years. We will need plenty of help in cash and labor to restore the existing model and to reconstruct the missing parts. Please see the Restoration page for details.