DRGW 2-8-0ng #278 - Denver & Rio Grande Western         
Nice shot by an unknown photographer of the 1882 Burnham, Perry, Wms & Co (Baldwin predecessor) narrow gauge 2-8-0 Consolidation #278 built for the Denver & Rio Grande. After serving D&RG and then D&RGW, the loco now resides on a solitar,y isolated section of Cimarron Canyon Trestle Bridge with a stock car and caboose for company, preserved as part of the National Register of Historical Places. Specs - originally class C-16 ("C" for consolidation & 16 for 16,000 lb tractive effort), 3 foot narrow gauge, 36" drivers, 130 psi boiler pressure, 15x20" cylinders, engine weight of 60,000 lb, tractive effort of 13,813 lb.
Date: 9/1/1954 Location: unknown, CO Views: 308 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: DRGW 278(2-8-0)    Author:  Gary Everhart
DRGW 2-8-0ng #278 - Denver & Rio Grande Western
Picture Categories: Roster,Scenic,Steam,Track,Action This picture is part of album:  DRGW 2-8-0 #278 - crica 1954
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