Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.150 |
Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.150.tif |
Photo Number |
21261 |
Classification |
385 |
Creator |
Davis, Mike B. |
Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
Date of Photograph |
1962 |
Date |
1962 |
Subject |
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad stations; Railroad cars; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad observation cars; Railroad travel |
Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Budd Company |
Description |
Denver and Rio Grande Western RR dome coach #1248. This coach had 24 seats. It was originally built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad circa 1948-1949 for the ill-fated Chessie Train by the Budd Company in Red Lion, PA. It was bought by the Rio Grande in 1950 for use on trains #1 / #2, The Royal George between Denver and Salt Lake City via Colorado Springs and Pueblo on the Royal Gorge route. Series 1248-1250. 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 |
39222001568034 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zp5pwx |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
455616 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zp5pwx |