RailPictures.Net Photo: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Steam 2-8-2 at Durango, Colorado by John West
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» Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
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» Steam 2-8-2
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» DRGW roundhouse lead, Durango.
» Durango, Colorado, USA
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» December, 1961
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The winter sun silouettes the sanding and coaling towers on the Durango roundhouse lead.
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The DRGW narrow gauge was the last major steam operation in the U.S. The climb over 10,000 foot Cumbres pass was spectacular, with two engines handling 70 car trains. Hopefully these images convey some of the drama of mountain steam railroading.
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