Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.208 |
Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_p.208.tif |
Photo Number |
21854 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Mike B. Davis |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Date of Photograph |
1987 |
Date |
1987 |
Subject |
Railroads; Railroad construction & maintenance |
Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company |
Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Colorado |
Description |
Rio Grande Wreck Train tool car X-3339 in South Salt Lake in 1987. Car was used to carry tools, cables, etc. for train used to pick up derailments. Car converted by the railroad from a mail and baggage car. Used on passenger trains. Car had facilities for a railway post office for the sorting and transport of mail en route on trains (a practice now discontinued since the 1960s). |
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 |
39222001578728 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xw62v5 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
456484 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xw62v5 |