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The engine featured in the 1952 film Denver and Rio Grande before returning to ordinary service in the Gunnison area. The engine's final run for the D&RGW was in 1954. It was used by a contractor in 1955 to scrap branch lines out of Gunnison, Colorado. [11] After its retirement, 268 was donated to the city of Gunnison, Colorado. It featured in ...
Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #472. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the WP&YR. Wrecked and shipped to Auburn, Washington in 1944. Scrapped in 1946. [9] [59] USA 253 American Locomotive Co. 2-8-2. 27,540 lbf (122.5 kN) September 1923 64985 Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D ...
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The engines operates on the 2-stroke cycle principle, are air started, and are rated at 1600 bhp at 756 rpm on the 16-248 and 750 rpm on the 16-278A. The size of the bore and stroke of the 16-248 engine is 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches and 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches respectively as compared to 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches and 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches for Model 16-278A.
Galloping Goose, Telluride, Colorado, 1952. Galloping Goose is the popular name given to a series of seven railcars (officially designated as "motors" by the railroad), built in the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS) and operated until the end of service on the line in the early 1950s.
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Representing the types of rolling stock used by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad on the Black Canyon Route, the display includes a 2-8-0 steam locomotive, D&RGW No. 278, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1882, a coal tender paired with the engine in 1935, a boxcar, D&RGW No.3132, built in 1904 by American Car and Foundry and a caboose, No ...