Call NumberRR-1094CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1949SummaryView of a Denver and Rio Grande Western train with locomotives 498 and 497 (with a flanger snow plow) at the Alamosa yard, in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The locomotives pull a spreader, a flanger, and two cabooses. The locomotives vent steam and smoke. Shows Fuel tanks and buildings.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 CompanyAlamosa (Colo.)Railroad shops and yards--Colorado--AlamosaRailroads--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa (Colo.)Related MaterialImage file: ZZR700401094Type of MaterialNitrate negativesBlack & white photographsNotesPenciled on negative sleeve: "067," and "RG1734.1."; Title penciled on negative envelope; also reads: "63," "498, 487" "used on P. card," and "RG1734."; R7004010942
Richardson, Robert W., Flanger train leaving Alamosa at wye (1949). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1115729
