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Rio Grande GP30 3017 |
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Sitting in one of the Rio Grande's roundhouses, nearly new GP30 3017 gets some attention. 3017 was only six months old, having been built in February 1963 by EMD. It was sold to Progress Rail in 1996 and then to Metro East Industries that same year. |
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8/1/1963 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:31:15 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3017(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5691 |
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Taken in the mid-1960s, F7A 5691 and a B-Unit run light downgrade at Rocky after assisting a train up hill. 5691 was built by EMD in June 1950 and was sold to Penn Central in 1970 only to be traded in to EMD. |
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1/1/1964 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 7:09:05 PM |
| Location: |
Rocky, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5691(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande FTa 5441 |
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1/25/1964 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 9:49:05 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5441(FTA) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3009 |
| Description: |
Passing through Minturn was 1962 built GP30 3009. It would be wrecked in September 1974 and sold for scrap that November. |
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9/27/1964 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 10:18:05 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3009(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Geep Quartet |
| Description: |
A quartet of GP30s, with 3013 in the lead, pass through Minturn with a freight during September 1964. Lead 3013 was built in May 1962 and would be retired in December 1993. It would be sold to OmniTrax in 1995. |
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9/27/1964 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:15:32 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3013(GP30) DRGW 3011(GP30) DRGW 3012(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3016 |
| Description: |
Taken during the mid-1960s. |
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1/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 9:32:42 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3016(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5614 |
| Description: |
Taken during the mid-1960s. |
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1/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 10:59:18 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5614(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5751 |
| Description: |
Somewhere around Leyden, F7A 5751 blurs along with other F-Units trailing during the mid-1960s. 5751 was built by EMD in June 1952. It would be wrecked at Helper, UT in 1967. |
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1/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 7:18:39 PM |
| Location: |
Leyden, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5751(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP7 5106 |
| Description: |
Seen at North Yard in Denver, GP7 5106 was in the process of spotting cars. 5106 was built by EMD in June 1952. It would be sold to the Rock Island in 1972, becoming CRI&P 4204. The GP7 would be sold to Precision National in 1977 and used in PNC's lease fleet. |
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1/16/1965 Upload Date: 10/4/2023 11:11:41 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5106(GP7) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3026 |
| Description: |
With a crewmember giving the unit a once over, GP30 3026 waits as part of a motive power set at Denver in January 1965. 3026 was built by EMD in February 1963. It would be sold to OmniTrax in 1994 and operated on the Central Kansas Railway. It would be placed in storage in 2000. In 2005, it was sold to Western Rail and moved to Washington state. 3026 was scrapped in 2012, still in Rio Grande paint. |
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1/16/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3026(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5591 |
| Description: |
Seen at Denver during January 1965, F7A 5591 lays over in North Yard. 5591 was built by EMD in July 1949. It would be retired in February 1967 and traded in to EMD. |
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1/16/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 2:35:14 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5591(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande S-2 111 |
| Description: |
Stationed at the yard in Salida was S-2 111, a September 1943 ALCo product. 111 would last until August 1966 when it was sold to Precision Engineering, who would trade it to G. R. Silcott. Silcottt would lease it to Republic Steel. |
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4/10/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:01:17 PM |
| Location: |
Salida, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 111(S2) |
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| Title: |
Rolling Through Rocky |
| Description: |
With 38 cars in tow, GP35s 3044, 3035, 3036 and 3045 head along east toward Denver. 3044, a January 1965 EMD product, would be damaged in a wreck in 1995 and retired. It was sold to Progress Rail, repaired and sold to the Hartwell Railroad. It still operates in 2023 in full D&RGW paint. |
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4/17/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:22:31 PM |
| Location: |
Rocky, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3044(GP35) |
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| Title: |
Fire Train at Fireclay |
| Description: |
Rolling up Big 10 at Fireclay, SD9 5311 totes a fire train. The mixed consist consists of a former locomotive tender, a tankcar, a Baggage car and an end cupola caboose. |
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5/2/1965 Upload Date: 10/4/2023 10:28:24 PM |
| Location: |
Fireclay, CO |
| Author: |
Wil Hata |
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| Title: |
DRGW 5601 |
| Description: |
At Burnham Shops in Denver, 5601 is serviced in the company of a B-Units. 5601 was built by EMD in July 1949 as 560A. It would be retired in July 1966 and traded in to EMD. |
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5/23/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 2:37:14 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5601(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande S-2 117 |
| Description: |
S-2 117 was built by ALCo in May 1944. It is seen here 21 years later in May 1965 at Burnham Yard in Denver. 117 was sold in June of 1965 to W. W. Taggart who would sell the unit to Goodpasture Grain & Milling in July of that year. |
| Photo Date: |
5/31/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:04:02 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 117(S2) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3019 |
| Description: |
Waiting to go at Denver was GP30 3019, a February 1963 EMD product. 3019 would run until retirement in December 1993 and would be sold to OmniTrax in 1995. |
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6/5/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:33:15 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3019(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5761 |
| Description: |
Ready to leave Denver with the Yampa Valley Mail, F7A 5761 gets ready to leave. 5761 was built by EMD in July 1952. It would be retired in March 1972. |
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6/6/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 5:43:55 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5761(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande SD7 5307 |
| Description: |
Stationed out on the Rio Grande main somewhere in Colorado, SD7 5307 waits for the next call to duty. Built by EMD in July 1957, 5307 would be sold to NRE in November 1991. |
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6/25/1965 Upload Date: 10/4/2023 11:28:49 PM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5307(SD9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5581 |
| Description: |
Pictured with three other F-Units, F7A 5581 sits in a yard along the Rio Grande main in Colorado. |
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6/26/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 2:33:51 PM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5581(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP35 3031 |
| Description: |
Seen at Burnham Yards in Denver is GP35 3031. Built in May 1964, 3031 would run until being retired in December 1993. It would be sold to WATCO in 1994 and operated on the South Kansas & Oklahoma. |
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6/29/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:12:55 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3031(GP35) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F3A 5531 |
| Description: |
Parked at Burnham in Denver with a pair of B-Units, F3A 5531 had its portrait taken. 5531 was built by EMD in November 1946 as 553A. It was wrecked at Dos, CO in November 1953 and rebuilt with a F9A carbody. It would be traded in to EMD on a GP40 order in January 1966. |
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6/29/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 1:37:15 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5531(F3A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande SW1200 136 |
| Description: |
Seven month old SW1200 136 was caught at Denver during July 1965. It had come from EMD in January of that year. 136 was sold to Progress Rail in 1994, who would sell the unit to Farmer's Union Elevator. |
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7/5/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:43:10 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 136(SW1200) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5674 |
| Description: |
Coupled to F7A 5664, 5674 is at Denver in July 1965. Built by EMD in June 1950, 5674 would be retired in May 1969 and traded in to EMD. |
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7/5/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 5:35:25 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5674(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5764 |
| Description: |
Seen at Denver in July 1965 is 13 year old F7A 5764. Built by EMD in July 1952, it was retired in March 1972. |
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7/5/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 6:57:46 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5764(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5941 |
| Description: |
Coupled to F7A 5654, GP9 5941 was seen at Denver in July 1965. Built in July 1956, 5941 would be sold to NRE in 1991. In 1992, 5941 would be sold to South Orient, becoming SO 204. It would be wrecked and the remains stripped. The remaining portions were last seen in 2012. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 8:52:37 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5941(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande S-2 101 |
| Description: |
A damaged print of S-2 101, the first of 19 owned by Rio Grande. 101 was built by ALCo in September 1941. It was retired in April 1966 and sold to Precision Engineering where it was scrapped. |
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7/11/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 5:57:50 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 101(S2) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande SW1200 130 |
| Description: |
Seen at Denver in July 1965 is 8 month old SW1200 130. 130 was built by EMD in December 1964. Between 1966 and 1971, 130 was the Grand Junction yard switcher with Slug 25. 130 ran until it was wrecked in 1995. It was sold to several owners and repaired during the process. It was sold to RLIX in the early 2000s and became RLIX 230. |
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7/11/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:37:25 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 130(SW1200) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande SD9 5314 |
| Description: |
Posing in its as delivered paint, SD9 5314 idles at Denver. 5314 came from EMD in July 1957. It would be sold to NRE in November 1991. |
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7/11/1965 Upload Date: 10/4/2023 10:14:34 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5314(SD9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande SD9 5314 |
| Description: |
The last of Rio Grande's SD9s, 5314, sits at North Yard in Denver during July 1965. |
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7/11/1965 Upload Date: 10/4/2023 10:15:49 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5314(SD9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5921 |
| Description: |
At Denver is GP9 5921, a June 1955 EMD product. 5921 would be sold to Mid America Car in June 1984 and sold to Kyle Railways in July 1984. It would go to the San Diego & Imperial Valley circa 1987 and become SD&IV 5911. |
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7/11/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 8:41:40 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5921(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5913 |
| Description: |
Posing at Denver is GP9 5913, a May 1955 EMD product. 5913 would be retired and sold to NRE in 1991. |
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7/18/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 7:25:31 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5913(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Wreck Removal |
| Description: |
Awaiting removal to Denver, wrecked F3A sits at Pinecliffe. The November 1946 EMD unit was wrecked three days before this photo at Pactolus, CO. It would be retired and sent off to EMD on trade-in. |
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7/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 1:33:53 PM |
| Location: |
Pinecliffe, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5521(F3A) |
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| Title: |
Zephyr at Pinecliffe |
| Description: |
Passing through Pinecliffe, the California Zephyr comes into view with F3A 5541 in the lead. |
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7/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 1:40:51 PM |
| Location: |
Pinecliffe, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3004 |
| Description: |
Built by EMD in April 1962, GP30 3004 was caught at North Yard in Denver during August 1965. 3004 would be sold in 1995 to Progress Rail and again to NRE in 1996. It would be acquired by Cimarron Valley in 1996. It was sold to The Prairie Line circa 2020. |
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8/2/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 10:14:04 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3004(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5561 |
| Description: |
Photographed at Burnham in Denver, F7A 5561 lays over between runs. |
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8/2/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 2:16:33 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5561(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande S-2 112 |
| Description: |
Awaiting disposition at Denver is S-2 112. 112 was built by ALCo in October 1943. It was sold to Barter Machinery in July of 1965 and is seen here the next month waiting to be moved and scrapped. |
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8/31/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:08:07 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 112(S2) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP35 3042 |
| Description: |
Built in December 1964, GP35 3042 was caught at North Yard in Denver. 3042 would be sold to OmniTrax in 1995 and rebuilt as part of OmniTrax's lease fleet. It was rebuilt to a GP38-3 in 2002. As of 2023, it operates in Cleveland, OH. |
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8/31/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:19:11 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3042(GP35) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP35 3047 |
| Description: |
Having been built eight months earlier in January 1965, GP35 3047 lays over at Denver. It was sold to OmniTrax in 1995 and used in lease service for a short time. It would be sold to Montana Rail Link and still runs as MRL 405 in 2023. |
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9/2/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:23:48 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3047(GP35) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5521 |
| Description: |
Stripped of parts, awaiting shipment to EMD is the remains of F7A 5521. It was wrecked at Pactolus, CO in July 1965. |
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9/6/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 1:35:13 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5521(F3A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5922 |
| Description: |
Sandwiched between two other GP9s, GP9 5922 is seen at Denver in September 1965. Built by EMD in June 1955, 5922 would be retired in 1991 and sold to NRE. It was sold to South Orient in 1992, becoming SO 202. |
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9/6/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 8:43:45 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5922(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5923 |
| Description: |
Passing through Denver in a freight, GP9 5923 was caught as third out. 5923 was built by EMD in June 1955. In January 1977, it would be sold to Utah Power & Light. |
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9/6/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 8:47:35 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5923(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande F7A 5561 |
| Description: |
Seen at Denver during September 1965, November 1948 built 5561 is in company with a GP9. |
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9/12/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 2:18:37 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5561(F7A) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP9 5932 |
| Description: |
Photographed during September 1965, GP9 5932 was seen paused between duties. 5932 was built in July 1956 by EMD. It would be sold to Mid America Car in 1984. It would pass through several owners before going to Austin & Northwestern in 1987. AUNW 55 would be scrapped in September 1996, with the frame going on to Boise Locomotive MP1500D 1501. |
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9/12/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 8:49:58 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5932(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3015 |
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10/7/1965 Upload Date: 10/12/2023 9:30:42 PM |
| Location: |
Crescent, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3015(GP30) |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande GP30 3006 |
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At North Yard in Denver during October 1965 was GP30 3006. The April 1962 EMD product would be retired in December 1998. In 1999, it would be sold to Marcus Rail and stored in Denver. 3006 would be donated to the Forney Msueum of Transportation in 2018. |
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10/7/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 10:16:21 PM |
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Denver, CO |
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Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3006(GP30) |
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At the Sand Tower |
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Parked at the Sand Tower in North Yard is GP35 3048. 3048 was built by EMD in January 1965. It was sold to OmniTrax in 1995 and rebuilt to a GP38-3 for CIT Group. Used in lease service for a number of years, 3048 is currently owned by the Louisiana & North West. |
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10/7/1965 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:24:55 PM |
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Denver, CO |
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Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3048(GP35) |
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Rio Grande GP35 3049 |
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Posing on the ready tracks at North Yard in Denver is GP35 3049. Built by EMD in January 1965, 3049 would be in service until December 1993 when it was retired. It would be sold to OmniTrax in 1995. 3049 was intended to be sold to Indiana Hi-Rail but was instead scrapped in 1996. |
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10/7/1965 Upload Date: 10/3/2023 9:26:53 PM |
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Denver, CO |
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Dave Straight |
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DRGW 3049(GP35) |
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Noseless |
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Having been stripped of parts, including the nose, the remnants of F3A 5544 stit at Denver waiting to be shipped off to EMD. The 1946 built diesel was officially retired in December of 1965. |
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10/9/1965 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 1:42:19 PM |
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Denver, CO |
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Dave Straight |
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DRGW 5544(F3A) |
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Rio Grande SW1200 135 |
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Built in January 1965 by EMD, SW1200 135 is seen here at North Yard in Denver. 135 would be sold to OmniTrax in 1995. It would be sold to Diesel Supply Co. who would resell it to Northland Farm Co-op. |
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12/27/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:42:09 PM |
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Denver, CO |
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Dave Straight |
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DRGW 135(SW1200) |
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