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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
They went to work on the Cumberland Division's rugged West End subdivision with its more than 2% grades and tight curves, where with the older 2-8-8-0 EL classes, they hauled West Virginia coal and freights. Since the EM-1s had roller bearings throughout, they also handled mail and express trains, replacing two B&O class T-3 4-8-2 Mountains.
Denver and Rio Grande Western 223 is a 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by the Grant Locomotive Works of Paterson, New Jersey [5] in 1881–82. Number 223 was completed in December 1881, at a cost of $11,553. [6]
The museum also has ex-Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 683, a coal-burning 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890, builders number 11207. It is the only surviving 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge steam locomotive from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
Denver & Rio Grande RR #404, 2-8-0, C-19. This photo shows what D&RG and RGS engines of this type (2-8-0) typically looked like in their original configurations, with diamond stack, box headlight, trim on the domes, and wooden pilot (cowcatcher). Photo courtesy Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO.
Rio Grande No. 318: 2-8-0 narrow-gauge 1896-built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO: Sister to Rio Grande 315. CO-11 Rio Grande No. 346 (aka Denver & Rio Grande RR 406) Steam 2-8-0 "Consolidation" narrow-gauge 1881 built Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO: Operational (as of 2022) CO-12 Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway No. 1: Steam 0-4-2 ...
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 ...