DENVER COL July 2 1978 — Rio Grande SW 1000 144 handles switching duties as it shoves on a caboose. According to Utahrails, “D&RGW 144 was sold to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Illinois, in July ... (more)

A string of Rio Grande SW-1000s moves through the diesel service area in Denver.

A Rio Grande switcher pauses in front of the yard office.

One lone Southern Pacific and 37 Rio Grande locomotives are at the diesel service facility in Denver.