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- RGS narrow gauge flatcar number 7455
- Three-quarter, close view; coupled to another flatcar and two boxcars. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, May 25, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd a railroad flatcar with bunting at Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor Shafroth, Wyoming Governor Carey, State Engineer Comstock,...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- 1859 flat with wrecked 9305 on top
- Denver and Rio Grande Western flatcar 1859 waits in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado with the wreckage of flatcar 9305.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Debris--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1950 October
- D&RGW narrow gauge (2-8-0) 278, being loaded on standard gauge flat car at Salida, Colo. for shipment to Montrose to be donated to city.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 278 (2-8-0) and a coal tender are on a flatcar at Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. A railroad steam powered hoist is near the flatcar.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.
- 1953 April
- Browns? Canyon & spurred out flatcar
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in (possibly) Brown's Canyon, Chaffee County, Colorado, follow the Arkansas River; a flatcar is on new, unfinished track.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- RGS narrow gauge flatcar number 7455
- Broadside, close view; converted stock car. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, November 20, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge flatcar number 7470
- Three-quarter, close view; coupled to additional flatcars. Photographed: Grady, Colorado, February 1953.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Grady--1950-1960.; Grady (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Grady--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1953
- D&RGW standard gauge diesel 73 switching flatcar with narrow gauge (2-8-0) 318 for delivery to Narrow Gauge Motel.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western standard gauge diesel 73 and a flatcar, which carries narrow gauge steam locomotive 318 (2-8-0) for delivery to the Narrow Gauge Motel in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1954 February
- Smokestack installation
- View of a smokestack on a crane near a brick industrial building in Denver, Colorado; also shows cream cans in a truck.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Smokestack installation
- View of a smokestack, hoists, and industrial buildings in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Meadow Gold Butter."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Entrance Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
- View of the entrance to the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarry located in Marble, Colorado; shows railroad track at center with flatcar, a standing man is dwarfed by a wooden boom, spools of cable labeled "Eschen." Wedges are driven into marble...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd around a bunting draped railroad flatcar with United States flags and automobiles at the dedication of Standley Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- Construction of 14th St. viaduct, Denver, Col
- View of 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a hydraulic dredge, a Colorado Midland railroad flatcar, the South Platte River, and signs: "Urie Dredge Denver Grading Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Dredges--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Dredging--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1868?]
- Ludlow strike Federal troops unloading at Trinidad 11th U.S. Cavalry.
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, unload a covered wagon from a flatcar on the tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railway (C & S) in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of...
- Colorado and Southern Railway.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts &...
- [1914]
- D&RGW car number 1770
- Flatcar. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- [196-]
- D&RGW car number 6213
- Flatcar. Photographed: Mineral Hot Springs, Colo., October 7, 1945.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Mineral Hot Springs.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1945
- D&RGW car number 6542
- Flatcar. Photographed: Mineral Hot Springs, Colo., October 7, 1945.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Mineral Hot Springs.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1945
- D&RGW car number 6607
- Flatcar. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- [196-]
- D&RGW car number 6543
- Flatcar. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 13, 1946.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1946
- D&RGW car number 6706
- Flatcar. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., October, 1955.
- Railroads--Cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1955.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1955
- D&RGW car number 9515
- Flatcar. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- [196-]
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 1201, engine type 2-8-2
- On flatcar; after derailment, near Radium, Colo. Photographed: in Denver, Colo., April 5, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Hallack & Howard Lumber Co. locomotive, engine number 4, engine type 2-8-0
- Former Colorado & Southern 39, on standard gauge flatcar. Photographed: Denver, Colo., June 1916.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1916.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Hallack & Howard Lumber Company (Denver, Colo.); Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1916
- West-end Toltec Tunnel
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Engine 45 at the west-end of the Toltec Tunnel in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows narrow gauge tracks, trestle, men standing on the engine and flatcar, and a solid rock tunnel and rock formation.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Men--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Rio Arriba...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Turkey Creek Stone - Cabin Spring
- View of stone blocks and a crane at the Turkey Creek Stone Company quarry (stone used for the Denver Public Library Carnegie Library, Voorhies Memorial, and Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, Civic Center, Denver) in Stone City...
- Turkey Creek Stone Company (Stone City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stone City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Stone City--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Stone City--1900-1910.; Sandstone...
- 1906 April 24
- Silver ore train, Clear Creek Canon, Colo.
- A Colorado Central Railroad train stops beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Men pose on and beside the train. Shows boxcars and a flatcar with bags of ore.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Loggers, railroad
- Two men, one with a boy who stands on his shoulders, pose in front of a redwood log on a flatcar in the Pacific Northwest. Shows a railroad bridge, and flatcars with giant logs.
- Logs--1890-1920.; Lumber industry--1890-1920.; Railroad bridges--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1890-1920.; Redwoods--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Diameter 12 ft. 2 in.
- Men and a boy pose near a redwood log on a flatcar in the Pacfic Northwest. The railroad car is pushed by a locomotive. The area is deforested. A small dog is near the railroad tracks.
- Boys--1890-1920.; Logs--1890-1920.; Lumber industry--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1890-1920.; Redwoods--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- On flat car, ready to leave
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 318 sits on a flatcar in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Another locomotive is to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Movie train
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 453 and the train used in the movie, "Three Young Texans," near Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; a harp motif adorns the locomotive head lamp. A truck is on a flatcar.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- 1953 August 24
- Taken of a work train west of Hayden, Colo
- View of a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction train near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men crowd a flatcar; women and children stand on new tracks and ties.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Routt...
- 1913
- First electric storage battery car in America ran in Twin Falls, Idaho
- A Twin Falls Railway Company battery powered electric railroad car sits on a flatcar in Twin Falls (Twin Falls County). Men including R. R. Spafford and Mr. Gettert pose by the coach: letters read: "Shoshone Falls," and "101 Baggage & Express."
- Twin Falls Railway Company--1910-1920.; Twin Falls (Idaho)--1910-1920.; Electric railroads--Idaho--Twin Falls--1910-1920.
- 1913 April 29
- On scenic electric car tracks, back of school and court house
- Men pose by a Twin Falls Railway Company flatcar in Twin Falls (Twin Falls County), Idaho. A man sits on a horse; the Twin Falls courthouse and high school are in snow covered fields.
- Twin Falls Railway Company--1910-1920.; Twin Falls (Idaho)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Idaho--Twin Falls--1910-1920.; Electric railroads--Idaho--Twin Falls--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Idaho--Twin Falls--1910-1920.; Schools--Idaho--Twin...
- 1912
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 42, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine, with flatcar; engine partially obscured by steam; smoke; snow. Photographed: Menefee, Colorado, November 19, 1952.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Menefee--1950-1960.; Menefee (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Menefee--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1952
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 452, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; on trestle with 8-car train, and pushing flatcar. Photographed: Wade, Colorado, November 19, 1951.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Wade--1950-1960.; Wade (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Wade--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 461, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; with flatcar and cabooses 0400, 0401; smoke; snow; scenic. Photographed: near Coke Ovens, Colorado, November 16, 1951.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Coke Ovens (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 42, engine type 2-8-0
- Right rear view of engine, with flatcar in foreground. Photographed: Grady, Colorado, November 19, 1952.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Grady--1950-1960.; Grady (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grady--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1952
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 452, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; with rear part of train; partially obstructed by flatcar. Photographed: Rico, Colorado, November 19, 1951.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Rico--1950-1960.; Rico (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Rico--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 461, engine type 2-8-2
- Right side view of engine; with flatcar and cabooses 0400, 0401; smoke; snow; scenic. Photographed: between Coke Ovens and Rico, Colorado, November 16, 1951.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Coke Ovens (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rico (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge caboose number 0401
- Three-quarter view, with flatcar and two boxcars. Photographed: Dolores, Colorado, October 10, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Dolores (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Dolores--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 6
- Three-quarter view of left side of motor car, from front end; Work Goose with flatcar; next to last day of scrapping. (The Work Goose never carried passengers or freight. It was used in maintenance of way service.) Photographed: Hesperus, Colorado,...
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Hesperus--1950-1960.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Hesperus--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1953
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 6
- Three-quarter view of left side of motor car, from front end; Work Goose with flatcar; next to last day of scrapping. (The Work Goose never carried passengers or freight. It was used in maintenance of way service.) Photographed: Hesperus, Colorado,...
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Hesperus--1950-1960.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Hesperus--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1953
- Sheffield & Tionesta Ry. 4-4-0 #11, Sheffield, Pa.
- Smoke rises from Sheffield & Tionesta Railway locomotive #11, 4-4-0, in Sheffield (Warren County), Pennsylvania. The mixed train has tanker cars, a boxcar, a flatcar with lumber, and a passenger car. Shows snow on the ground, a track switch, and a...
- Sheffield and Tionesta Railway Company--1940-1950.; Sheffield (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Pennsylvania--Sheffield--1940-1950.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Sheffield--1940-1950.
- 1941 November 10
- Tionesta Valley Ry. M55 4-2-0 Chevrolet bus, Hamilton, PA.
- View of a dilapidated Tionesta Valley Railway M55 Chevrolet motor car (a converted bus) beside railroad tracks in Hallton (Elk County), Pennsylvania. The motor car has boarded up windows. Shows a flatcar and a partly visible billboard on a nearby...
- Tionesta Valley Railway Company--1940-1950.; Railroad motor-cars--Pennsylvania--Hallton--1940-1950.; Hallton (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad sectrion cars--Pennsylvania--Hallton--1940-1950.
- 1941 April 26
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Well dressed men and women, and railroad employees pose on and near a railroad flatcar filled with dirt at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. Railroad passenger and gondola cars are in the distance. A...
- Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger...
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men, one with a shovel, pose near flat cars filled with dirt at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. A railroad gondola car, a flatcar with crates, passenger cars, and freight cars are in the distance....
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern...
- [May 1908?]
- D&RGW, Alamosa, Colo. standard gauge (2-8-0) 1161 running south of Alamosa, Colo. off motel.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 1161 (standard gauge 2-8-0), and a flatcar and gondola car, south of Alamosa (Alamosa County) Colorado. A highway and a billboard are beside the railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1950 December
- Johnson City, Tenn.
- View of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad locomotive 565 with a flatcar loaded with a truck trailer at Johnson City (Washington County), Tennessee.
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad--1930-1940.; Johnson City (Tenn.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Tennessee--Johnson City--1930-1940.; Railroads--Tennessee--Johnson City--1930-1940.
- 1936 September 21
- 11:40 A.M. UP X275 east near Magee, Colo.
- A Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 275 travels near Magee (Adams County), Colorado. The consist has a gondola car, flatcar, and boxcars. Trees are in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Adams County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.
- 1959 June 20