NARROW GAUGE LOCOMOTIVES
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USG 3 0-4-0 Plymouth 1948
Gasoline locomotive used by the United States Gypsum Co. at Midland, CA,
and Wilds, CO. Purchased 1965. |
| RGS 20 4-6-0 Schenectady 1899
Builder's No. 5007, Florence & Cripple Creek 20 "Portland" to 1914, Cripple
Creek & Colorado Springs 20 to 1916, then Rio Grande Southern 20. Used
on the last run of that famous line; purchased by Rocky Mountain RR Club
in 1952 with the help of individual donations by many enthusiasts. |
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D&RGW 50 0-4-0 Davenport 5/1937
160-hp Caterpillar D-17000 engine, built as Sumpter Valley (Oregon) 101,
to D&RGW 12/1963, to Roaring Camp & Big Trees (California) 2/1970,
to Durango RR Museum 4/1981, purchased by CRRM 7/1984. |
DL&G 191 2-8-0 Baldwin 1/1880
Builder's No. 4919, originally Denver South Park & Pacific 51, renumbered
191 in 1885; to Denver Leadville & Gunnison 191 in 1889; to Colorado
& Southern 31 in 1899; sold to Edward Hines in 1902 for use on Washburn
& Northwestern (Wisconsin); to Thunder Lake Lumber Co. 7 (Wisconsin)
in 1905; retired and placed on display at Rhinelander Logging Museum 9/1932;
obtained 2/1973 through exchange with RLM and American Smelting & Refining
Co. The oldest authentic Colorado locomotive. |
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D&RGW 318 2-8-0 Baldwin 1/1896
Builder's No. 14769, Florence & Cripple Creek "Goldfield," to Denver
& Rio Grande in 1917 as 428, renumbered. D&RGW 318 in 1924 (Class
C-18), used through the years out of Salida, Durango and Montrose, and on
last runs of Pagosa Springs and Ouray branches; purchased 1954 by Cornelius
W. Hauck.
Purchased in 1954 by Cornelius W. Hauck, this photo shows #318 in running
condition in the 1970s. Currently, #318 is being overhauled. We are looking
for donations so that #318 can be put into running order again. |
D&RGW 346 2-8-0 Baldwin 7/1881
Originally built as Denver & Rio Grande No. 406, and named
“Cumbres,” this 2-8-0 was delivered in July of 1881. It had a diamond
stack at the time, and it was purchased for $9,538. It was among the heaviest
pieces of motive power at the time, weighing in at 68,000 pounds. In actual
practice, the engine was capable of pulling 55 tons up the seven percent
grade of the Calumet branch of the D&RG. The D&RG became the Denver
& Rio Grande Western in 1921. In July of 1924, No. 406 entered the Rio
Grande Southern roundhouse in Ridgway, and emerged the following day as No.
346. This was done as part of a renumbering project of the D&RGW.
The complete story of this engine has recorded in “Locomotive 346: Rebirth
for the 21st Century.” This softbound volume is available in the Colorado
Railroad Museum bookstore. |
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D&RGW 491 2-8-2 Baldwin 1902
Builder's No. 20829, originally Class C-41 standard gauge locomotive 1126,
renumbered 1026 in 1924, rebuilt 1928 to narrow gauge No. 491. Donated 1970
to the Colorado Historical Society and stored at Alamosa until moved to CRRM
on long-term loan 6/1985. |
STANDARD GAUGE LOCOMOTIVES
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AOC #1 0-4-0T ALCO
Builder's No. 62754 built by Cooke Works at Patterson New Jersey with 35"
drivers and 13"x20" cylinders. Engine weight is 65,000 pounds. Locomotive
was used as the plant switcher at American Oil Co. plant in Casper, Wyoming.
Purchased in 12/1962. It is a great favorite of kids, as they like to ring
its bell. |
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M&PP 1 0-4-2T Baldwin 3/1893
Builder's No. 13318, rebuilt from "John Hulbert" (Baldwin 4/1890 No. 10835),
four-cylinder Vauclain compound, rebuilt by Baldwin 12/1923 under extra order
14050, retired in 1941 and displayed at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado
Springs until 11/1979 when traded to CRRM for No. 4, which had been exhibited
at the museum since 9/1968. |
D&RG 683 2-8-0 Baldwin 10/1890
Builder's No. 11207, Denver & Rio Grande 583, renumbered D&RGW 683
in 1924 (Class C-28), to San Luis Valley Southern 106 5/1947, retired in
1955. Over 100 of this type of locomotive were built 1888-92 for freight
service for the then-new standard gauge Denver-Pueblo-Ogden line. 583 saw
its last D&RGW service at Leadville in the 1940s and is the only surviving
example of D&RGW standard gauge steam power. It was purchased from SSLV
in 1962 and moved to CRRM 4/1963. |
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CB&Q 5629 4-8-4 CB&Q 6/1940
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Class 05-A, built at West Burlington (Iowa)
shops, converted to oil burner about 1950 (Class 05-B), tender capacity 7300
gals. oil and 18000 gals. water, retired in 1956 at Lincoln, Nebraska; an
example of the most modern dual-service steam locomotive used by the CB&Q
on its Chicago-Twin Cities and Chicago-Omaha-Denver mainlines; donated to
Intermountain Chapter NRHS by CB&Q 9/1963. |
| D&RGW 5771 & 5762
Builder's No. 20527 (F9A) and 20531 (F9B) used in
multiple with other A and B units in mainline freight service between Denver
and Salt Lake City and also used on the California Zephyr in the 1960s
and the Rio Grande Zephyr in the 1970s and early 1980s. Last revenue
trip in freight service September 30, 1984; donated by the Southern Pacific
Lines 9/11/96. |
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