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- CM scene
- Abandoned grade. Photographed: above Buena Vista, Colo., July 31, 1949.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1949
- CM scene
- Abandoned grade. Photographed: above Buena Vista, Colo., July 31, 1949.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1949
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 278, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., May 26, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 340, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Ridgway, Colo., September 10, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Ridgway.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, Eastbound; 46 cars. Photographed: West of Antonito, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Antonito.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, Eastbound; 46 cars. Photographed: above Los Pinos, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Los Pinos.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, Eastbound; 46 cars. Photographed: at La Fruto, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--La Fruto (Colo.); Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, Eastbound; 46 cars. Photographed: East of Cumbres, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 20 cars, 487 pushing. Photographed: near Coxo, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Coxo.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 20 cars, 487 pushing. Photographed: approaching Cumbres, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 43 cars. Photographed: leaving Crested Butte, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Crested Butte.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 49 cars. Photographed: near crested Butte, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Crested Butte.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 492, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 490 pushing. Photographed: above Garfield, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Garfield.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 49 cars. Photographed: above Almont, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Almont.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 49 cars. Photographed: near Almont, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Almont.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 49 cars. Photographed: near Crested Butte, Colo., May 24, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Crested Butte.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 497, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 27 cars. Photographed: north of Mineral Hot Springs, Colo., September 9, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mineral Hot Springs.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: above Maysville, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Maysville.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: leaving Salida, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: near Maysville, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Maysville.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 497, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 27 cars. Photographed: at Villa Grove, Colo., September 9, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Villa Grove.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: Monarch, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Monarch.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: below Garfield, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Garfield.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: at Poncha Junction, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Poncha Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: near Round Hill, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Round Hill.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: north of Villa Grove, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Villa Grove.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: near Round Hill, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Round Hill.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: near Poncha Pass, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Poncha Pass (Colo.); Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: Mears Junction, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: above Villa Grove, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Villa Grove.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: near Poncha Junction, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Poncha Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars. Photographed: above Mears Junction, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 499, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 6 cars, distant. Photographed: below Poncha Pass, Colo., September 25, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Poncha Pass (Colo.); Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 28 cars. Photographed: west of Cedar Creek, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound, unloading sheep. Photographed: at Cimarron, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 28 cars. Photographed: top of Cerro Summit, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cerro Summit.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 28 cars. Photographed: near Cimarron, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound, unloading sheep. Photographed: at Cimarron, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 456, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound. Photographed: Cedar Creek, Colo., May 28, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 456, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound, rear view of pusher behind caboose. Photographed: leaving Cimarron, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 456, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound. Photographed: leaving Montrose, Colo., May 28, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 28 cars. Photographed: below Cerro Summit, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cerro Summit.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 454, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound, down Cerro Summit; 28 cars. Photographed: near Cedar Creek, Colo., May 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cedar Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 473, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #216, San Juan; 4 cars. Photographed: east of Durango, Colo., ot 28, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 476, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #215, San Juan; 4 cars, fine steam effect. Photographed: Los Pinos, Colo., December 3, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Los Pinos.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 478, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #215, San Juan; 5 cars. Photographed: near Lumberton, N.M., August 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Lumberton.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 478, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #215, San Juan; 5 cars. Photographed: leaving Dulce, N.M., August 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Dulce.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 478, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #215, San Juan; 5 cars. Photographed: near Monero, N.M., Colo., August 8, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Monero.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 482, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 34 cars, 484 pushing. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., October 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 482, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 34 cars, 484 pushing. Photographed: east of Chama, N.M., October 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949