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Call NumberRR-1956CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1954 FebruarySummaryView of Rio Grande Southern locomotive (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western locomotive (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose #05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 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 a platform with wooden benches. Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (2-8-2) locomotives #497 and #498 with a consist of freight cars bound for Chama, New Mexico, as it passes the museum. Shows buildings 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 CompanyMount Blanca and Western RailroadNarrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & suppliesAlamosa (Colo.)Museums--Colorado--AlamosaNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--AlamosaOpen-air museums--Colorado--AlamosaRailroad locomotives--Colorado--AlamosaRailroads--Colorado--AlamosaGeographic AreaAlamosa (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700401956Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 2836.1; Title and "South Alamosa, Colo., Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 #20, Mount Blanca & Western 2-8-0 #346, M.B. & W. Caboose 05, Rio Grande Southern 2-8-0 #42, D. & R.G.W. 2-8-2s #497, #498 with Chama, N.M.-bound freight" penciled on negative envelope. R70040194564

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