| Title |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad P.211 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_p.211.tif |
| Photo Number |
21858 |
| 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 Jordan Spreader X-40 at South Salt Lake in 1987. This air powered machine is used to shape and clean ditches along the track, spread ballast and clean snow from the tracks. Side wings spread out to accomplish this and the front plow can be lowered also. It is run from the cab on the front and pushed by a locomotive which also provides air. |
| 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 |
39222001578900 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jq2j3f |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
456158 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq2j3f |
