Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.244 |
Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_p.244.tif |
Photo Number |
22126 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Mike B. Davis |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Date of Photograph |
1961 |
Date |
1961 |
Subject |
Railroads; Railroad locomotives |
Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company |
Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Colorado |
Description |
Helper locomotive on an eastbound freight at Winter Park, Colorado, on a snowy day in 1961. The locomotives are of the "Ft" type built by General Motors Corporation. These type units were the first type used by the Rio Grande to dieselize road freight operations. Caboose was built by the road's Burnham Shops in Denver, Colorado. |
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 |
Mike B. Davis |
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 |
39222001583140 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dr4cj2 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
456294 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr4cj2 |