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DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3411 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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Like a sleeping giant, Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-8-2 #3411 was photographed sitting quietly in the Salida, CO, yard. Built by ALCo-Schenectady in December of 1912 as DRG #1071, it was renumbered DRGW #3411 after the re-organization of DRGW. . It lasted in service until it met the scrapper's torch in 1946. Original specs - 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x40" high pressure cylinders, 32x57" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 458,000 lb, and impressive tractive effort of 95,000 lb. The photo is from the Tom Klinger collection. No date or location was given for the photo so approximates were used. |
| Photo Date: |
8/25/1931 Upload Date: 11/13/2023 5:33:46 AM |
| Location: |
Salida, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3411(2-8-8-2) |
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84 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3402 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
| Description: |
What a powerful and massive locomotive - Denver and Reio Grande Western 2-8-8-2 #3402. Built by ALCo-Schenectady in December of 1912 as the mallet compound, DRG #1062, it was renumbered in 1924 after the DRGW re-organization to DRGW 3402. Later in 1943, it had a new boiler installed and the slide valves replaced by the piston variety. After serving for nearly 36 years, the massive loco was scrapped in August of 1948. What a pile of steel it would have made! Rebuilt specs - 57" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 26x 40" high pressure cylinders, 32x57" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 482,500 lb, massive tractive effort of 95,244 lb. The photo is from the Tom Klinger collection. No date was given so an apporimate one was used. |
| Photo Date: |
9/25/1940 Upload Date: 11/13/2023 5:33:40 AM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3402(2-8-8-2) |
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110 Comments: 0 |
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