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D&RGW Monarch upper switch-back, Garfield, Colo. sw b eastbound from east of upper switch, (2-8-2) 489 light, coming for second cut.

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Call NumberRR-1849CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1952 December 29SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 489 (2-8-2), with a push snowplow, vents smoke near a signal at the upper switchback at Monarch (Chaffee County), Colorado. Snow covers the mountains. Ore cars filled with limestone are in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : nitrate, black-and-white ; 11 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad CompanyMonarch (Colo.)Railroad freight cars--Colorado--MonarchRailroad locomotives--Colorado--MonarchCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700401849Type of MaterialNitrate negativesBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly RG391; Title penciled on negative sleeve with: "2769."; R7004018495

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