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D&RGW 5371, the only original D&RGW locomotive in full Rio Grande paint on the Union Pacific, was retired by UP in December, 2008. As previously promised by UP, the D&RGW 5371 was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum at Ogden's Union Station on August 17, 2009, and will reside in the Eccles Rail Center at the south end of the building. The ...
Westcliffe Branch: Texas Creek to Westcliffe; Howard Branch: Howard's Quarry Junction to Calcite; Tennessee Pass Line: ... D&RGW track profiles: 1923, 1934, and 1969
D&RGW 486 Steam 2-8-2 K-36: 1925 built by BLW D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Restored in 2000. CO-52 D&RGW 493 Steam 2-8-2 K-37: 1928 built D&SNG, Durango, CO Operational. Was on display in Silverton until moved to Durango in 2016 for restoration. Restored to operating condition in 2020. [4] Converted from burning coal to burning oil. [4] CO ...
Originally, D&RGW #475. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the WP&YR. Retired and shipped to Auburn, Washington in 1944. Scrapped in 1946. [9] [59] USA 255 American Locomotive Co. 2-8-2. 27,540 lbf (122.5 kN) September 1923 64988 Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW#477. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 ...
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.
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 Colorado's centennial celebrations in 1959, then moved to its current location at the Gunnison Pioneer Museum in 1964.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western K-36 is a class of ten 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) by Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The roster includes two C-19 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Denver & Rio Grande in 1881. When retired from service in Colorado, they were D&RGW No. 340 Green River (formerly D&RG #400, named Gold Nugget No. 40 for many years on the GT&C) from the Denver & Rio Grande Western and RGS No. 41 Red Cliff (recently renamed Walter K at the 60th ...