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Call NumberRR-1936CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1952SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted as "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mount Blanca and Western Railroad,) and caboose 0500, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Antlers are mounted on the front of the locomotive. Shows telephone poles and snow on Blanca Peak and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.Physical Description1 negative : black-and-white ; 7 x 11 cm (2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & suppliesMount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & suppliesNarrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)Alamosa (Colo.)Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--AlamosaOpen-air museums--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad cabooses--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad locomotives--Colorado--AlamosaRailroads--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700401936Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 2765.13; Title and "D. & R.G.W. 2-8-0 #346 repainted as Mt. Blanca & Western and restored name 'Cumbres,' caboose 05, South Alamosa, Colo. Mt. Blanca in distance" penciled on negative envelope. R7004019360

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