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Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 315 is a class "C-18" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive that was originally built for the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1895. It was purchased by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) in 1917 and later became
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-37 is a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type narrow-gauge steam locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.They were new steam locomotives built in the D&RGW Burnham Shops as a near copy of the Rio Grande class K-36. [3]
Rio Grande 268 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1882. It is one of three surviving locomotives in D&RG class 60.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870, by General William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), and a board of four directors. It was originally announced that the new 3 ft (914 mm) railroad would proceed south from Denver and travel an estimated 875 miles (1,408 km) south to El Paso via Pueblo, westward along the Arkansas River, and continue southward through the ...
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-27 is a class of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. Known by their nickname "Mudhens," they were the first and the most numerous of the four K classes of Rio Grande narrow gauge engines to be built.
Denver & Rio Grande 409 (aka Rio Grande Southern 41, and Ghost Town & Calico Railroad 41) Steam 2-8-0: 1881 built Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California Originally Denver & Rio Grande #409. In 1916, became Rio Grande Southern 41. Sold in 1951 to Walter Knott, and now in service on the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad at Knott's Berry Farm. CO-01
C&TS Retired in 1968. Went to C&TS in 1970. Retired from service on the C&TS in 1977. Almost swapped out with K-28 class No. 478 in 2015 from the D&SNG. Stored in Chama, NM. Undergoing a cosmetic restoration as of 2016. 483 also hauled the last steam powered scheduled passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad on May 29
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-28 is a class of ten 3 ft (914 mm) gauge narrow gauge 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives built in 1923 by the Schenectady Locomotive Works of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. They were the first new narrow gauge locomotives ordered by the railroad since 1903. [1]