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Poncha Jct. Mears Jct. 482 & train 8480 strung out on hillside

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Call NumberRR-1079CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1951 February 14SummaryA Denver and Rio Grande Western train, with a pilot plow, vents smoke between Poncha Springs and Mears Junction on the approach to Poncha Pass, (Chaffee County), Colorado; Highway 285 is to the side.Physical Description1 negative : nitrate, black-and-white ; 6 x 12 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyChaffee County (Colo.)Poncha Pass (Colo.)Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--ChaffeeRailroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--ChaffeeRailroads--Colorado--Chaffee CountyGeographic AreaChaffee County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage file: ZZR700401079Type of MaterialNitrate negativesBlack & white photographsNotesPenciled on negative sleeve: "052," and "RG1142.2."; Title penciled on negative envelope; also reads: "46," "further away, last Sal-Ala," "01," and "RG1142 2 negs."; R7004010798

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