Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.167 |
Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.167.tif |
Photo Number |
21278 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Davis, Mike B. |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Date of Photograph |
1962 |
Date |
1962 |
Subject |
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad cars; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad dining cars; Railroad sleeping cars; Railroad travel |
Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Barney and Smith Company |
Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City |
Description |
Denver and Rio Grande Western RR kitchen / diner / sleeper car X-3272 at Roper Yards, South Salt Lake City in 1962. Car used on Salt Lake "wreck train" for housing and feeding crews during derailments. The car was originally built in 1910 as a diner by Barney & Smith Company. Leased by the D & RG to Western Pacific for use on its new line. Re-named as Mt. Nebo when car returned to D & RG. Rebuilt and re-numbered X-3272 in 1945. 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 |
39222001568257 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s19k7k |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
455738 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s19k7k |