| Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.138 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.138.tif |
| Photo Number |
21249 |
| Classification |
385 |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
ca. 1929-1955 |
| Date |
1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955 |
| Subject |
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad locomotives |
| Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Description |
Denver and Rio Grande Western RR 1700 an M-64 class locomotive with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement of Northern type. Built for fast passenger service by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, PA in 1929 with 70" diameter driving wheels; scrapped in June1956. These locomotives were used over the main lines of the Rio Grande on both the Moffat Tunnel and Royal Gorge routes. Regularly used to power trains to Salt Lake City. 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 |
39222001568109 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6hq5gqh |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
455449 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hq5gqh |
