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» Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (more..) » Steam 2-8-2 (more..) |
» Coal Ramp » Durango, Colorado, USA (more..) » February 27, 2022 |
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» DSNG 481 (more..) » Unknown |
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"The Last One (?)
Durango and Silverton's lone remaining operable coal burner takes on some more of the fuel on what quickly became a frigid February night. As of 2022, this 97 year old piece of machinery is the final standee of a fleet of coal burners on a railroad that had burned nothing but it since coming here in 1881. A changing climate and better logistics of a fuel source have made it so only the 481 stands as a 'dirt burner'. She'll probably remain this way until her mandated 1472 day inspection is up when she'll go under the knife for conversion. |
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