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Call NumberRR-2143Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western RailroadCreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1951 February 14SummarySmoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #482 (2-8-2), with a pilot mounted snowplow, as it rounds a bend at Mears Junction (Chaffee County), Colorado. The consist of gondola cars is on a trestle over probably Poncha Creek. Snow is in the valley. The train is the last to travel from Salida to 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 CompanyMears Junction (Colo.)Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Mears JunctionRailroad freight cars--Colorado--Mears JunctionRailroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears JunctionTrestles--Colorado--Mears JunctionCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402143Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromRobert W. Richardson.NotesFormerly RG 1146.1; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004021430

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