| Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.137 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.137.tif |
| Photo Number |
21247 |
| Classification |
385 |
| Creator |
Davis, Mike B. |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
June 1962 |
| Date |
1962-06 |
| Subject |
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad locomotives; Railroad stations; Railroad cars; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad observation cars; Railroad travel |
| Corporate Name |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City |
| Description |
Denver and Rio Grande Western RR train #8, The Prospector, at the Salt Lake Union Depot, June, 1962. Depot shared by the Rio Grande and Western Pacific Railroad. The Prospector was a Salt Lake City to Denver train #8 east-bound and #7 west-bound. Combined with trains #1 and #2 the Royal Gorge, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The Prospector used the more direct Moffat Tunnel route while the Royal Gorge used the Royal Gorge route which also served Pueblo and Colorado Springs, but was 175 miles longer. With dome coach at the rear of the train, it went on the The Royal Gorge for daylight viewing of Colorado scenery. 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 |
39222001568042 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ng67cb |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
455613 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ng67cb |
