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Viewing Album:  UP,in Nebraska, Rio Grande in Colorado-1990
 
By:BandA Fan
Dates:1/4/1900 - 9/4/1990
Album Info:Photos of main line action and other points of interest on my one and only trip to the Rockies. (Rev. 2/17/06)
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Dreamland
Title:  Dreamland
Description:  HMMM, wonder what we can find in HERE?
Photo Date:  6/22/1985  Upload Date: 4/8/2005 4:18:20 PM
Location:  Ogallala, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
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Views:  555   Comments: 3
CNW 7000
Title:  CNW 7000
Description:  Eastbound coal train just getting under way at 17:25 after a stop for..?
Photo Date:  8/28/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:33:39 PM
Location:  Grand Island, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CNW 7000(SD50)
Views:  797   Comments: 4
UP 2501
Title:  UP 2501
Description:  Extra 2501 east greets the rising sun at 07:30 in Kearnry.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:34:16 PM
Location:  Kearney, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 2501(C30-7)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
UP 2501
Title:  UP 2501
Description:  Extra 2501 east heads for the sun in Kearney.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:34:40 PM
Location:  Grand Island, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 2501(C30-7)
Views:  527   Comments: 1
UP 6199
Title:  UP 6199
Description:  Westbound empty coal train rolls through Kearney at 07:32.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:35:02 PM
Location:  Kearney, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 6199(SD60M)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
UP 3213
Title:  UP 3213
Description:  The extra 3213 east through Kearney at 07:47.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:35:39 PM
Location:  Kearney, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 3213(SD40-2)
Views:  523   Comments: 2
CNW 5055
Title:  CNW 5055
Description:  Pair of C&NW units haul a string of coil cars eastward through Odessa at 08:00.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:46:40 PM
Location:  Odessa, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CNW 5055(GP50)
Views:  600   Comments: 1
CNW 5055
Title:  CNW 5055
Description:  CNW extar 5055 east heads into the bright light of a new day.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:47:07 PM
Location:  Odessa, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CNW 5055(GP50)
Views:  534   Comments: 1
CNW 7022
Title:  CNW 7022
Description:  Another pair of C&NW units haul a unit hopper train eastward through Elm creek at 08:19.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:47:36 PM
Location:  Elm Creek, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CNW 7022(SD50)
Views:  711   Comments: 2
UP 9309
Title:  UP 9309
Description:  Eastbound container train through Sutherland at 09:36.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:48:31 PM
Location:  Sutherland, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 9309(C40-8)
Views:  623   Comments: 2
UP 9375
Title:  UP 9375
Description:  The 9375 handles a 100 car coal train single-handedly off the Alliance br. on the west side of North Platte at 10:04.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:49:05 PM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 9375(C40-8W)
Views:  816   Comments: 2
UP 2534
Title:  UP 2534
Description:  Extra 2534 west races through Ogallala at 11:44.
Photo Date:  8/29/1990  Upload Date: 5/23/2005 9:49:42 PM
Location:  Ogallala, NE
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  UP 2534(C30-7)
Views:  640   Comments: 1
(1) BNROM
Title:  (1) BNROM
Description:  BNROM "cools his heels", well, actually his traction motors, at Tolland. The trailing unit, an SD45, died completely on the way up to here, so he sat for 15-20 minutes, taking a break.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 4:58:15 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
(2) BNROM
Title:  (2) BNROM
Description:  Engineer figures they've had enough time to cool off, so restarts the train. The 3077 had some really skanky horns.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 4:59:10 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
(3) BNROM
Title:  (3) BNROM
Description:  The engineer isn't fooling around as he notches 'em out in a hurry. Fortunately, I also have this on video tape, so can listen to the building crescendo whenever I get the urge.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 4:59:48 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  578   Comments: 0
(4) BNROM
Title:  (4) BNROM
Description:  BNROM rounds the curve for the last lap into Moffat tunnel. Still only doing about 10-15 mph, but they're in Run 8.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 5:00:46 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
(5) BNROM
Title:  (5) BNROM
Description:  "Ah, I can see my goal up ahead! Not far, now".
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 5:01:41 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  481   Comments: 0
(6) BNROM
Title:  (6) BNROM
Description:  Drawing ever so steadily closer to the east portal of the Moffat.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 5:02:45 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3077(GP40)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
(7) BNROM
Title:  (7) BNROM
Description:  Once over the apex in the tunnel, he'll "drop like a bowling ball" out of the west portal, as one Rio Grande engineer described it.
Photo Date:  9/1/1990  Upload Date: 9/6/2006 5:04:22 PM
Location:  Tolland, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Tunnel,Action
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Views:  357   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  The famous RGS ten wheeler #20 began life as Florence & Cripple Creek #20, and was purchased by the RGS, along with 2 other ten wheelers, from the F&CC in 1916.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:10:38 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RGS 20(4-6-0)
Views:  1604   Comments: 1
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  The "RICO" was built by Billmeyer & Small in 1880 as a mail car for the D&RG. Rebuilt to business car "RICO" in 7/1892.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:11:52 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  970   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  The 583, a C-28 class consolidation, was renumbered 683 in 1924. CRM has since restored it to it's #683 appearance.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:19:10 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRG 583(2-8-0)
Views:  876   Comments: 2
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  With the high survival rate of the D&RGW narrow gauge steam locos, THIS is the only surviving standard gauge Rio Grande steam locomotive! All those great Articulateds, Mountains, Northerns, etc. are just memories!
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:20:14 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRG 583(2-8-0)
Views:  900   Comments: 1
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Origionally built with a Buick body, motor #2 was later rebuilt with a Pierce-Arrow "80" body.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:41:46 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RGS 2(Railbus)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Out of the 8 "Geese" origionally constructed, 6 still exist, and the CRM has 3 of those.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:43:02 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RGS 2(Railbus)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  One of the several versions the Rio Grande herald exhibited during the Railroad's lifetime.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:44:53 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  243   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:47:20 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  447   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  The "great splinter fleet".
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 5:48:39 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  501   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:23:29 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  828   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  491 is one of 10 K-37's rebuilt by D&RGW in 1928 from standard gauge C-41 consols. The 491 is ex 1126.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:24:39 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  DRGW 491(2-8-2)
Views:  1017   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:25:35 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  775   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  A number of the Rio Grande's narrow gauge flangers survived, here's another one. Several are at Chama, NM. on the C&TS.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:26:27 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  521   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Recent photos of some of this equipment show it has "faded", to put it kindly.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:27:44 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  582   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  IIRC, the mail section of this car was outfitted nicely, a rarity in this day and age.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 11:28:46 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  537   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Classed as an O-5A when built, the 5629 was reclassified to O-5B when converted to oil fired.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 11:31:23 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CBQ 5629(4-8-4)
Views:  1795   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Biult for the South Park as their #51, the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison (a UP subsidiary) renumbered it to 191. She is the oldest surviving narrow gauge locomotive.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 11:35:15 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  DLG 191(2-8-0)
Views:  1099   Comments: 2
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Dumb luck in choosing one of the rare days the CRM fired up the 346 to visit the museum.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:15:22 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1737   Comments: 1
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Caboose 0404 was the second to carry that number and was built by the RGS in 1902 for, what seems like even then, a paltry sum of...SIXTY DOLLARS! It was the ONLY "new" piece of equipment the RGS ever owned, EVERYTHING else was "pre-owned"!
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:17:19 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1065   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  346 and train at the upper end of the museum's running track at "No Agua" tank.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:18:11 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1043   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  346 heading back to the main station from No Agua.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:20:22 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1210   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  While on loan to the C&S, the 346 derailed descending Kenosha Pass as a light engine after helping an eastbound freight on July 25, 1936, killing her engineer, Eugene McGowan. She was rebuilt at the Burlington's shops.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:21:47 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1026   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Makes a neat little train, is it any wonder some of us fell in love with the Colorado narrow gauge?!
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/15/2006 9:23:14 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1064   Comments: 1
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  346 pauses at the upper end of the running track, aka "Ron Hill", an "inside joke".
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/17/2006 2:25:27 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1274   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  346 and her little train at "Ron Hill".
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/17/2006 2:26:23 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  863   Comments: 0
Colorado Railroad Museum
Title:  Colorado Railroad Museum
Description:  Closer study of Mathias Baldwin's little jewel.
Photo Date:  9/2/1990  Upload Date: 2/17/2006 2:27:18 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 346(2-8-0)
Views:  1083   Comments: 0
Explanatory sign
Title:  Explanatory sign
Description:  Pretty much says it all.......
Photo Date:  9/3/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2006 11:06:10 PM
Location:  Rollins Pass, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives: 
Views:  320   Comments: 0
"Corona"
Title:  "Corona"
Description:  Looking westward (RR dir.) at the summit of Rollins Pass, aka "Corona". The railroad ROW comes in from the lower right corner (below and behind the foreground ridge) and curves through the shallow cut near the center of the picture. Old timbers from the snowshed, which covered the tracks, can be seen scattered along the top of the cut and along the ROW. The combination restaurant/hotel, of brick construction, sat on the slightly raised area at the right edge of the picture.
Photo Date:  9/3/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2006 11:07:06 PM
Location:  Rollins Pass, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic
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Views:  320   Comments: 0
"Corona"
Title:  "Corona"
Description:  Looking eastward from the opposite direction of the previous photo, the railroad ROW can be seen plainly against the hillside curving around to the left through a small notch. "Needle's Eye" tunnel, aka tunnel 32, is about a mile further on beyond the notch. It's still a little hard to believe that this was a STANDARD gauge railroad that twisted, turned, and climbed over the Continental Divide, but "Uncle Dave" wanted BADLY to get to Salt Lake City with THE most direct route
Photo Date:  9/3/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2006 11:07:40 PM
Location:  Rollins Pass, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic
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Views:  192   Comments: 0
Riflesight notch
Title:  Riflesight notch
Description:  As viewed from Ptarmigan Point, about a mile west and downgrade from Corona, is the trestle over Riflesight Notch. This is part of a 360 degree loop, where the track passed under itself through tunnel 33 beneath the trestle.
Photo Date:  9/3/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2006 11:25:46 PM
Location:  Rollins Pass, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
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Views:  264   Comments: 0
Riflesight notch
Title:  Riflesight notch
Description:  Though not very accurate, as far as perspective goes, this picture postcard view gives a good idea of the loop. The upper track rounding the hill at right descended the other side and came out through the tunnel below the trestle. Both trains in this picture are eastbound, climbing upgrade.
Photo Date:  9/3/1990  Upload Date: 12/18/2006 11:27:26 PM
Location:  Rollins Pass, CO
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
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Views:  285   Comments: 0

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