Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.151 |
Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.151.tif |
Photo Number |
21262 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Davis, Mike B. |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Date of Photograph |
June 1962 |
Date |
1962-06 |
Subject |
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad stations; Railroad cars; Railroad travel; Railroad mail service; Postal service; Luggage |
Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company |
Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City |
Description |
Denver and Rio Grande Western RR mail and baggage car #1202 was built by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in 1950 at Pullman, Illinois (near Chicago). Used on both trains #1 / #2 , The Royal Gorge, and #7 / #8, The Prospector, from Denver to Salt Lake City. The car was used to sort mail picked up en route.Photograph location / date: Salt Lake City Union Depot, June of 1962. Photographer / Donor: Mike B. Davis. |
Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2014 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 385 Railroads |
Source Format |
Print photograph |
Source Donors |
Davis, Mike B. |
Type |
Image/StillImage |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. |
Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley |
Barcode Identifier |
39222001568091 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v13njs |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
455859 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v13njs |