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D&RGW, between Alamosa and Hooper

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Call NumberRR-2150CreatorRichardson, Robert W.Date1950 December 3SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 2-8-2 narrow gauge locomotive 481 hauls five standard gauge cars, 268 (2-8-0) and caboose 0574, northbound between Alamosa and Hooper in Alamosa County, Colorado. Shows smoke above the train's silhouette, and furrows in a plowed field nearby. Snow is on mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range 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 CompanyAlamosa County (Colo.)Sangre de Cristo RangeNarrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa CountyRailroad cabooses--Colorado--Alamosa CountyRailroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa CountyRailroads--Colorado--Alamosa CountyGeographic AreaAlamosa County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700402150Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly RG 1113.3; Title and descriptive information penciled on negative envelope. R7004021503DonorRobert W. Richardson

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