Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.169

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Title Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.169
Collection Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection
File Name Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.169.tif
Photo Number 21280
Classification 385
Creator Baldwin Locomotive Works #59294
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph ca. 1926
Date 1926
Subject Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad locomotives
Corporate Name Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Baldwin Locomotive Works
Spatial Coverage Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Description Denver and Rio Grande Western RR locomotive #1606 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1926. The 4-8-2 engine was classed as an M-75 by the Rio Grande, one of the ten locomotives of this class. It had three cylinders (one in the middle between the wheels) to generate 74,970 lbs. of tractive effort. It was built for freight service and used around the system. It was scrapped in July of 1949. Photographer: Baldwin Locomotive Works #59294. 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 39222001568315
ARK ark:/87278/s6hh82r2
Setname dha_cp
ID 455890
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh82r2
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