Call NumberCRRM-2012.285.0134Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western troop train near PlainviewCreatorHallock, Ralph E.Date1945SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company (D&RGW) Troop Extra in an S-curve near Plain COPhysical Description1 negative : film, black-and-white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railway CompanyRailroads--Colorado--Coal Creek CanyonRailroad sidingsGeographic AreaCoal Creek Canyon (Boulder County and Jefferson County, Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialFor additional photographs from the Plainview trip in 1945, see http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Plainview%201945/field/relatigDigital Version Created FromOriginal negative held by the Colorado Railroad MuseumOriginal Material Found in CollectionHallock (Ralph) CollectionPlainview 1945NotesPlain is short for Plainview, a siding directly west of Rocky Flats between Coal Creek Canyon and Eldorado Springs. A troop extra is a special non-scheduled passenger train just for transporting troops and/or their equipment. Also called MAIN trains, an acronym for Military Authorization Identification Number.Item Owned ByColorado Railroad Museum
Hallock, Ralph E., D&RGW troop train near Plainview (1945). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1133496
