Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.145

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Title Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.145
Collection Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection
File Name Denver_and_Rio_Grand_Western_Railroad_p.145.tif
Photo Number 21256
Classification 385
Creator Davis, Mike B.
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph June 1962
Date 1962-06
Subject Railroads; Railroad tracks; Railroad stations; Railroad cars; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad sleeping cars; Railroad travel; Luggage
Corporate Name Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City
Description Denver and Rio Grande Western RR baggage / dormitory / coach #1230 on train #8, The Prospector, in June of 1962 at the Salt Lake City Union Depot. Dorm compartment used by the dining car crew for sleeping quarters on the overnight train #7 / #8. Car was built by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in 1950. Still in use by the Rio Grande in 1986. After The Prospector was discontinued in 1968, the car was used on the Rio Grande Zephyr between Denver and Salt Lake City. 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 39222001568455
ARK ark:/87278/s6mg968d
Setname dha_cp
ID 455954
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mg968d
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