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Photo ID: 430611

Ex D&RGW K36 #486 (now 'D&SNG') in Durango.

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Durango, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: 486
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 14, 2011


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By: Pit

Added: Apr 01, 2013

Views: 4,160
Comments: 1

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Photo ID: 379359

The UP "Centennial Special" is seen arriving in Greeley, Co for a brief lay over to service UP 844 and the many rail fans that turned out for the event.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Greeley, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 844
Train ID: SCYDV 29
Photo Date: October 29, 2011


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By: Sal Crisanti

Added: Oct 29, 2011

Views: 2,534
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Photo ID: 372464

Railroad: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Los Pinos, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 489
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 13, 2011


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By: amtrakswchief

Added: Aug 19, 2011

Views: 2,888
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 362707

Former Guatemala Railway Co. #50, later International Railways of Central America #40 (1913), after merger, Georgetown Loop #40 now resides at the Colorado Railroad Museum, having been moved from ... (more)

Railroad: Georgetown Loop
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Georgetown, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: GLRR 40
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 1997


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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: May 07, 2011

Views: 3,086
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Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 357464

The 1982 NRHS Convention was held in Denver, Colorado. The schedule included an excursion trip from Denver to Sterling and return. Union Pacific 8444 was the power for this trip. Union Pacific Cla... (more)

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 8444
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 16, 1982


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By: Juice Junkie

Added: Mar 19, 2011

Views: 4,864
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Photo ID: 351550

As our bus pulled up, I was very excited to see that Ed Ellis and the fine folks at the SLRG had decided to hold off on the FP10 until Fort Garland, and let our RPCA Special get pulled by the form... (more)

Railroad: San Luis & Rio Grande
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Fort Garland, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SLRG 18
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 13, 2011


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By: Max Medlin

Added: Jan 13, 2011

Views: 5,234
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Photo ID: 346953

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Silverton, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 473
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 02, 2010


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By: Dusty Thomson

Added: Nov 28, 2010

Views: 3,779
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Photo ID: 335927

SLRG No 18 steams into the sunrise just east of Alamosa with the photographers special.

Railroad: San Luis Rio Grande
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SLRG 18
Train ID: Phorographers Specia
Photo Date: August 26, 2010


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By: John Goforth

Added: Aug 27, 2010

Views: 2,981
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Photo ID: 335650

Southbound from Silverton in the late afternoon. The combination of hazy sunshine and the reflection of light off the mineral stained rocks below the bridge produced an interesting lighting effec... (more)

Railroad: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Silverton, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DRGW 315
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 20, 2010


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By: John West

Added: Aug 24, 2010

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People's Choice 1

Views: 32,930
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Favorited: 195
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Photo ID: 299553

"Here comes The Silverton up from Durango, here comes The Silverton shoveling coal!" I wonder how many RP'ers can remember the 1970s song by Bill Fries (alias C.W. McCall), which was my pe... (more)

Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Needle Creek, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DSNG 473
Train ID: Photo Special
Photo Date: September 26, 2009


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Oct 06, 2009

Views: 4,404
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Photo ID: 245371

Crossing the Grande...

Railroad: San Luis & Rio Grande
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-0
Location: Alamosa, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SLRG 18
Train ID: SLRG 18 West
Photo Date: July 30, 2008


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By: William Diehl

Added: Aug 04, 2008

Views: 3,047
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Photo ID: 244350

Where else in the country can you see steam doubleheaders on a routine basis? When D&SNG has ten or more cars and no larger K36s available, two smaller K28 2-8-2s are used to pull trains to Silver... (more)

Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Hermosa, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DSNG 478
Train ID: 9:45 am northbound
Photo Date: July 23, 2008


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By: Steve Glischinski

Added: Jul 27, 2008

Views: 5,885
Comments: 5

Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 222729

Set against a backdrop of rocky cliffs, the Animas River far below, and snow depths not seen in the past 15 years in southwestern Colorado, K-28 #478 blows down as she slowly makes her way north a... (more)

Railroad: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: High Line, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: DSNG 478
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 10, 2008


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By: Chris Kilroy

Added: Feb 12, 2008

People's Choice 4

Views: 25,923
Comments: 6

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Photo ID: 209403

Former Southern Pacific #1744 prepares to cross a road in the small town of Laveta, CO.

Railroad: San Luis & Rio Grande
Locomotive: Steam 2-6-0
Location: La Veta, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: SP 1744
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 29, 2007


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By: WalterS

Added: Oct 31, 2007

Views: 13,565
Comments: 1

Favorited: 10
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Photo ID: 200578

Inspecting the locomotives after the hard climb to Cumbres. This perspective shows the steepness of the grade from Chama.

Railroad: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Cumbres Pass, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: CTS 484
Train ID: None
Photo Date: September 14, 2004


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By: Patrick A. Golembiewski

Added: Sep 08, 2007

Views: 4,351
Comments: 1

Favorited: 4
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