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DRGW 2-8-2ng 473 & 486 Double Heading
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng 473 & 486 Double Heading
Description:  Stopped at the Gato, CO, water tank is Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikados #473 & 486. DRGW #473 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September of 1923. Specs - serial #64984, class K-28, 44" diameter drivers, 18" x 22" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure, engine weight of 156,000 lb and they exerted 27,540 pounds of tractive effort. No photographer listed and the date is approximate.
Photo Date:  11/1/1953  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 6:57:57 AM
Location:  Gato, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 473(2-8-2) DRGW 486(2-8-2)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
DRGW 2-8-2ng 473 & 486 Double Heading
Title:  DRGW 2-8-2ng 473 & 486 Double Heading
Description:  Great aerial action shot of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikados #473 & 486 double heading a long string of mostly flatcars over the double truss and girder bridges spanning the San Juan River east of Gato, CO. No photographer or location was given and the date stamp on th slide was April of 1974. However based on other slides in the group, these were taken in the early 1950's.
Photo Date:  11/1/1953  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 6:58:08 AM
Location:  Gato, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW K-37 492 & K-36 484 crossing the Piedra River near Gato, Colorado on August 19, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I believe that 492 was the helper, and 484 was the road locomotive.
Photo Date:  8/19/1965  Upload Date: 11/7/2017 8:49:06 PM
Location:  Gato, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2) DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW K-37 492 and K-36 484 eastbound at Milepost 402 near Gato, Colorado, August 19, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler
Photo Date:  8/19/1965  Upload Date: 8/22/2010 4:27:17 PM
Location:  Gato, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2) DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  1384   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492
Description:  A man at work on D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492 eastbound at Milepost 400 approaching Gato, Colorado, August 19, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 484 is coupled behind this locomotive.
Photo Date:  8/19/1965  Upload Date: 8/23/2010 6:17:22 PM
Location:  Gato, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  1084   Comments: 1


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