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D&RGW train with engine 489, engine type 2-8-2

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Call NumberCRRM-2012.285.1032Alternate TitleDenver and Rio Grande Western train with engine 489, engine type 2-8-2CreatorHallock, Ralph E.Date1949SummaryDenver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company (D&RGW) narrow gauge 2-8-2 489 on Rocky Mountain Railroad Club special, last passenger train over Poncha Pass at Mears Jct. Also known as MacArthur Type engine.Physical Description1 negative : film, black-and-white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver and Rio Grande Western Railway CompanyMikado Type (Steam Locomotives)CompanyRailroads--Colorado--Poncha PassNarrow gauge railroads--ColoradoGeographic AreaPoncha Pass (Colo.); Mears Junction (Colo.); Chaffee County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialFor additional photographs from the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip in Sep 1949, see http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Rocky%20Mountain%20Railroad%20Club%20(RMRRC)%20Fan%20Trip%3A%20Sep%2025%2C%201949/field/relatigDigital Version Created FromOriginal negative held by the Colorado Railroad MuseumOriginal Material Found in CollectionHallock (Ralph) CollectionRocky Mountain Railroad Club (RMRRC) Fan Trip: Sep 25, 1949NotesThere is a print and negative for this image.Item Owned ByColorado Railroad Museum

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