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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:4/1/1973 - 4/1/1973
Album Info:Nice group of color slides showing DRGW #478 & 495 in action. No info was on the slides except the date stamp of April of 1973. From other slides with these, the actual date may be closer to late 1960's. No photographer was listed.
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DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  Great action shot of DRGW 2-8-2 narrow gauge locos 478 & 495 double-heading a freight train along the DRGW trackage somewhere in Colorado. No info was given with these color slides except the date stamp on the slide. From other photos with these, the actual photo date may be much earlier.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:23:53 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  Another action shot of DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 double-heading through an unidentified valley with their freight train. Although the stamped slide date is 4/1973,but other evidence points to sometime earlier. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:24:16 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  70   Comments: 1
DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  The pair of Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-2 narrow gauge steamers #478 & #495 send biloowing clouds of smoke as they work their way up the hillside. Although the slide date stamp is 4/1973, there are indications that it may have been taken much earlier. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:24:22 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  Here is another action shot of Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikados #478 & #495 double-heading up the hillside with massive black plumes of smoke filling the air. Although the slide date stamp is 4/1973, these may have been taken at a much earlier date. No photographe was listed.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:24:28 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  65   Comments: 0
DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  Meandering scenically along an unidentified river are DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & DRGW 2-8-2ng #495 with their long string of freight cars behind. This may be the Cascade River in Colorado. No ifnoration was on the color slide except the date stamp of 4/1973. The acutal photo date may be much earlier than that. No photographer was listed unfortunately.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:24:37 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  53   Comments: 0
DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng #478 & #495 in action
Description:  Here is another view of the pair of DRGW 2-8-2's double-heading a long string of freight cars along an unidentified river. This may be the Cascade River. No info other than a date stamp of 4/1973 was on the slides. No photographr was listed unfortuantely and the actual photos may have been taken much earlier with processing at a later date.
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/17/2024 5:24:44 PM
Location:  unknown, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
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Views:  56   Comments: 0


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