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DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3603 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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Nice ALCO-Brooks builder's photo of Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-8-8-2 #3603. With its tall 63" drivers and its massive 131,800 lb tractive effort, this was a formidable locomotive well suited to the Western mountain range. It served the DRGW through and past WW II only to meet up with the scrapper's torch eventually in October of 1956. Original specs - 63" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, massive engine wt of 649,000 lb, exceptional tractive effort of 131,800 lb. |
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7/1/1927 Upload Date: 11/13/2023 5:34:05 AM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3603(2-8-8-2) |
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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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DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3402 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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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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DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3551 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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Originally built by Baldwin in June of 1919 as Norfolk & Western 2-8-8-2 #1722. With the addition of more modern articulateds, the NW railway sold half of its Y-2/Y-2as in 1943 to the Denver & Rio Grande Western to boost their power in the face of wartime demands. Theis loco was sold to the DRGW in April of 1943 where its incredible tractive effort of 114,034 lb helped move very long drags of cars through the mountains. It lasted under the DRGW roster for a short 6 years before being scrapped in March of 1949. Rebuilot NW specs - 56" drivers, incredible 265 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" high pressure cylinders, 39x32" low pressure cylinders, massive engine wt of 526,000 lb, and imcredible tractive effort of 114,034 lb. The photo is from the Mallory Hope Ferrell collection. No date or location was given for the photo so approximates were used. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1946 Upload Date: 11/13/2023 5:33:59 AM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3551(2-8-8-2) |
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DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3501 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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Great shot of the massive DRGW 2-8-8-2 #3501 surrounded by the mountain range it helped tame with its tremendous tractive effort of 107,374 lb. Built by ALCo-Richmond in May of 1923, the Malley compound (sometimes referred as "Chesapeake" type) served the DRGW hauling very long drags of cars or in a helper position in the western mountain ranges. It served through WW II and finally was crapped in September of 1951. Original specs - 57" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 25x39" hihg prooure cylinders, 32x57" low pressure cylinders, engine wt of 534,000 lb, and massive tractive effort of 107,374 lb. The photo is from the Tom Klinger collection. No date or location was given for the photo so approximates were used. |
| Photo Date: |
5/29/1948 Upload Date: 11/13/2023 5:33:51 AM |
| Location: |
unknown, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 3501(2-8-8-2) |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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