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Dates:1/1/1955 - 12/31/1959
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Union Pacific 4-8-2 7018
Title:  Union Pacific 4-8-2 7018
Description:  Waiting to head out of Denver Union Station in August 1953, UP 4-8-2 7018 is at the head of a passenger run. 7018 was provided by ALCo in December 1922 and would be retired in October 1954.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:42:31 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  UP 7018(4-8-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 2-10-2 1402
Title:  Rio Grande 2-10-2 1402
Description:  Built by ALCo in 1916, 2-10-2 1402 was caught sitting in the deadline at Pueblo in March 1955. It would be dismantled in May 1955.
Photo Date:  3/13/1955  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 10:08:39 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 1402(2-10-2)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 4-6-6-4 3708
Title:  Rio Grande 4-6-6-4 3708
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Photo Date:  7/1/1955  Upload Date: 10/12/2023 9:34:57 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 2-8-0 1194
Title:  Rio Grande 2-8-0 1194
Description:  2-8-0 1194 was near the water plug at the D&RGW yard in Pueblo during September 1955. The 1906 built 2-8-0 would be around a little longer, being dismantled in November 1956.
Photo Date:  9/1/1955  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 9:32:01 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 1194(2-8-0)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 2-8-0 1184
Title:  Rio Grande 2-8-0 1184
Description:  Built by ALCo in 1906, 2-8-0 1184 is seen in the yard at Pueblo in October 1955. It was sold for scrap in September 1956.
Photo Date:  10/9/1955  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 9:30:10 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 1184(2-8-0)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Union Pacific 4-8-2 7854
Title:  Union Pacific 4-8-2 7854
Description:  The end had come for UP 4-8-2 7854. Sitting in the Cheyenne roundhouse in March 1956, the 1923 ALCo built Mountain was awaiting disposition, having been retired the same month this view was taken.
Photo Date:  3/11/1956  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 8:22:14 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  UP 7854(4-8-2)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 2-8-0 1192
Title:  Rio Grande 2-8-0 1192
Description:  Sitting in the scrapline at Pueblo, 1906 built 2-8-0 1192 awaits the torch. It would be scrapped in September 1956.
Photo Date:  4/29/1956  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 9:30:51 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 1192(2-8-0)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
Rio Grande K-37 2-8-2 499
Title:  Rio Grande K-37 2-8-2 499
Description:  At the roundhouse at Alamosa was 1930 built K-37 499. It was originally Standard Gauge 2-8-0 1125. 499 was retired in 1970 and stored in Alamosa. In 1981 it was sold to the Durango & Silverton. During the 1990s, it was traded with K-36 486 and moved to Royal Gorge Park near Canon City where it is currently on display.
Photo Date:  7/30/1956  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 9:25:57 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 499(2-8-2)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 2-8-0 1161
Title:  Rio Grande 2-8-0 1161
Description:  2-8-0 1161 was caught at Alamosa in July 1956. The 1908 ALCo built 2-8-0 was one of the last standard gauge D&RGW steam locomotives in operation. It would be sold for scrap in December 1956.
Photo Date:  7/30/1956  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 9:28:58 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 1161(2-8-0)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
Rio Grande L-131 2-8-8-2 3601
Title:  Rio Grande L-131 2-8-8-2 3601
Description:  Waiting for the cutting torch at Pueblo is L-131 3601. Built by ALCo in 1927, the end of the road had come for the articulated.
Photo Date:  9/23/1956  Upload Date: 10/3/2023 10:38:01 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 3601(2-8-8-2)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Rio Grande L-132 2-8-8-2 3612
Title:  Rio Grande L-132 2-8-8-2 3612
Description:  Waiting to be shipped off to the CF&I mill, L-132 3612 sits in the D&RGW yard at Pueblo, CO. The 1930 built ALCo would be scrapped later in November 1956.
Photo Date:  11/11/1956  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:26:15 PM
Location:  Pueblo, CO
Author:  R. L. Fenwick
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Locomotives:  DRGW 3612(2-8-8-2)
Views:  104   Comments: 0


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