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Call NumberRR-1941CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1954SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #318, and Denver & Rio Grande Western locomotive 346, repainted as Mount Blanca and Western, freight car #1143, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive #42, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The frame museum, a replica of the Rio Grande Southern depot at Mancos, has flared eaves, a square tower and gable trim. Telephone lines and railroad tracks are nearby. A sign on the museum reads: "South Alamosa."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 and suppliesMount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment and suppliesNarrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment and suppliesAlamosa (Colo.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--AlamosaOpen-air museums--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad locomotives--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad stations--Colorado--AlamosaRailroads--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700401941Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 2873.1; Title and "South Alamosa, Colo." penciled on negative envelope. R7004019417

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