Denver & Rio Grande Western RR-Snow Plows P.1

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Title Denver & Rio Grande Western RR-Snow Plows P.1
File Name 39222001647952.tif
Photo Number No. 21869
Classification 385
Creator Davis, Mike B.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date of Photograph 1987
Date 1987
Subject Railroads
Corporate Name Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
Other Subject Railroad equipment; Railway showplows; Roper Yards
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; So. Salt Lake
Description Rio Grande snow plow 042 at Roper, Utah in the fall of 1987 for repairs. This plow is kept at Helper for use on Soldier Summit. Now only infrequently used due to more modern self propelled equipment being used. This unit is pushed by one or more locomotives and uses compressed air to control snow plows on front and sides. Taken in 1987. Donor & Photog.-- Mike B. Davis.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection
Source Format Print Photograph
Source Size 9.5 inches x 7.5 inches
Source Donors Davis, Mike B.
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 3780 x 2992
Scanned By Seungkeol Choe
ARK ark:/87278/s6jh3vhv
Setname dha_cp
ID 438991
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jh3vhv
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