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- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Dolores, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Dolores.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Stapleton, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Stapleton.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Raymond, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Raymond.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Stoner, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Stoner.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Muldoon, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Muldoon.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 14 cars. Photographed: Near Muldoon, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Muldoon.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; crossing the Dolores River; 14 cars. Photographed: near Rico, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Rico.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Southbound freight train; 16 cars. Photographed: Near Muldoon, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Muldoon.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Southbound freight train; on bridge, 16 cars. Photographed: Near Rico, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Rico.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Southbound freight train; 16 cars. Photographed: Near Stoner, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Stoner.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Southbound freight train; 16 cars. Photographed: Near Raymond, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Raymond.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge train, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Southbound freight train; 16 cars. Photographed: Near Stapleton, Colo., June 23, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Stapleton.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Water tank, three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Cimarron, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW car number 311
- Coach; duckbill roof. Photographed: Montrose, Colo., June 14, 1944.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW car number 311
- Coach on train; rear view. Photographed: at Cimarron, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars, 461 helping in train. Photographed: above Placerville, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Placerville.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, up Dallas Divide, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars, 461 helping in train. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Peak.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, starting down Dallas Divide, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Peak.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, on the Rio Grande Southern; 11 cars, rotary plow on rear . Photographed: Trout Lake, Colo., June 21, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Trout Lake.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, up Dallas Divide, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars, 461 helping in train. Photographed: near Leonard, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Leonard.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, crossing Trestle, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars, 461 helping in train. Photographed: near Leonard, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Leonard.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, on the Rio Grande Southern; 11 cars, rotary plow behind caboose . Photographed: Matterhorn, Colo., June 21, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Matterhorn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars. Photographed: near Cedar Creek, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: just west of Gunnison, Colo., June 29, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: arriving at Cimarron, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 360, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars. Photographed: near Cedar Creek, Colo., June 15, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: Hall's, Colo., June 29, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars. Photographed: near the top of Cerro Summit, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cerro Summit.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound, beside the Gunnison River; 2 cars. Photographed: near Cebolla, Colo., June 29, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cebolla.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound, in Black Canyon; 2 cars, overhead view. Photographed: near Sapinero, Colo., June 16, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: east of Sapinero, Colo., June 29, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 360, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound, climbimg Cerro Summit; 2 cars. Photographed: west of Cimarron, Colo., June 15, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 360, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: leaving the top of Cerro Summit, Colo., June 15, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cerro Summit.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 360, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars Gunnison-Montrose train operated while highway bridge was out, near Sapinero on U.S. 50. Photographed: Cimarron, Colo., June 15, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, operated between Montrose and Gunnison, Colo., for several weeks because highway birdge near Sapinero was out; 2 cars. Photographed: between Montrose and Gunnison, Colo., June 14, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: near Cimarron, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 361, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars. Photographed: leaving Sapinero, Colo., June 29, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: starting down Cerro Summit, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cerro Summit.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, eastbound; 2 cars. Photographed: east of Cedar Creek, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars; shows the "Curecanti Needle." Photographed: Curecanti, Colo., June 16, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Curecanti.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars. Photographed: near Cimarron, Colo., June 17, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, northbound, on the Rio Grande Southern; 16 cars. Photographed: at Placerville, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Placerville.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS train, engine number 42, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 20, engine type 2-8-2
- Northbound freight train; (smoke effect). Photographed: near Millwood, Colo., June 20, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Millwood.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS train, engine number 42, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Northbound freight train; 17 cars. Photographed: near Mancos, Colo., June 20, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mancos.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 455
- 455 and cars, wrecked; after November 1943 runaway. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Peak.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 455
- Wrecked, after November, 1943 runaway. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Peak.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 455
- Wrecked; after November 1943 runaway, bottom view of engine, on its side. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Peak.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 455
- Wrecked; after November, 1943 runaway. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Peak.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- C&S train, engine number 327, engine type 4-6-0 and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy engine number 7003, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #27, Gulf Coast Special; 7 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: Leaving Denver, Colo., May 13, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1944
- C&S train, engine number 374, engine type 4-6-2 and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy engine number 7003, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #7; Gulf Coast Special; 8 cars. Photographed: Leaving Denver, Colo., July 16, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1944