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Viewing Album:  D&RGW Narrow Gauge
 
By:Chuck Zeiler
Dates:8/17/1965 - 8/24/1965
Album Info:Photos of the D&RGW narrow gauge between Alamosa, Chama, Durango, Silverton, and Farmington, between August 17-24, 1965.
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D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 arriving at Farmington, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 12:18:10 PM
Location:  Farmington, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  1067   Comments: 1
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 arriving at Farmington, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:52:39 AM
Location:  Farmington, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  1026   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 northbound at Farmington, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The rails to Farmington were pulled up in 1569.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 6/1/2012 2:10:31 PM
Location:  Farmington, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard,Station,Track
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  835   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  Denver & Rio Grande Western K-36 487 northbound a little north of Farmington, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The rails to Farmington were pulled up in 1969.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 11/29/2012 2:35:09 PM
Location:  Farmington, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  1138   Comments: 1
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 northbound on the Farmington Branch at Milepost 474.75 between Farmington and Aztec, New Mexico, August 21, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2010 3:21:30 PM
Location:  Aztec, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 northbound north of Farmington, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 2/12/2013 2:04:20 PM
Location:  Farmington, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW K-36 487 northbound on the Farmington Branch near Bondad, Colorado, August 21, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 11/3/2010 2:04:23 PM
Location:  Bondad, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-36 487
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-36 487
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-36 487 southbound crossing the Animas River near Aztec, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 9/25/2015 2:20:28 PM
Location:  Aztec, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 490
Title:  D&RGW K-37 490
Description:  D&RGW K-37 490 at Alamosa, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 490 was built by Baldwin in 1902 as standard gauge D&RG 2-8-0 Class 190 Number 1114. It was renumbered during 1924 to Class C-41 1014. During 1928 it was rebuilt at D&RGW's Burnham Shops to narrow gauge K-37 490. During 1962 it was retired, giving up its smokebox to Number 492 after that locomotive struck a large rock near Navajo, New Mexico on August 6, 1963. It is seen loaded on flat car Number 6478.
Photo Date:  8/17/1965  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 12:32:38 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 490(2-8-2)
Views:  3770   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492 and Class K-36 484 eastbound at Oxford, Colorado on August 19, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 492 was built by Baldwin in 1902 as standard gauge D&RG Class 190 Number 1121. During 1924 it was reclassed as C-41 and renumbered to 1021. During 1928 it was rebuilt at D&RGW's Burnham Shops to narrow gauge 2-8-2 Class K-37 Number 492. On this date it has the smokbox from retired Number 490 to replace to original that was damaged when this locomotive hit a rock near Navajo, New Mexico on August 6, 1963.
Photo Date:  8/19/1965  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 5:40:19 PM
Location:  Oxford, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  1605   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:  399   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:  1288   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:  1012   Comments: 1
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW K-37 492 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 484 is behind. Note the gentleman on the farright of the frame. I never met him, but he appeared to be interested in the same thing I was.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 10/31/2010 6:28:26 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  1461   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW K-37 492 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 484 is behind.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/4/2013 12:03:24 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2) DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  847   Comments: 1
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492 at Cumbres, Colorado on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 492 was the helper on the rear of easbound the train and is seen topping off the water, then will shove the caboose back on the wye and pull forward on the west leg of the wye, the switch will be thrown, the caboose will roll forward onto the east leg of the wye and couple onto its train. Number 484 on the head end will pump up the air, and depart to Alamosa and 492 will return to Chama.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2010 7:11:54 PM
Location:  Cumbres, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  795   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 492
Title:  D&RGW K-37 492
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 492 at Chama, New Mexico on AugusO 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The two gentlemen silhoutted on the right are Jerry Appleman and and Chris Burritt, friends whom I traveled with in 1965 to Colorado to photograph the narrow dauge..
Photo Date:  3/1/2011  Upload Date: 3/1/2011 1:35:43 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  738   Comments: 0
D&RGW K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW K-37 493 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/22/2010 3:28:23 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  1636   Comments: 1
D&RGW K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW K-37 493, west of Chama, New Mexico, August 20, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 493 was built by Baldwin in 1902 as a standard gauge 2-8-0, D&RG class 190 number 1105 (c/n 20550). It was renumbered to class C-41 1005 during 1924. During 1928, it was rebuilt at the D&RGW's Burnham Shops to narrow gauge class K-37 493. It was retired in 1970, went to the DSNG March 1981, and is now on static display at Silverton, Colorado.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 8/18/2010 3:01:50 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/4/2013 12:51:26 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  636   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/2/2010 1:22:53 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 6/15/2012 1:38:15 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  657   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 westbound a little west of Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965,Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/25/2010 2:38:56 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  658   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 at Durango, Colorado on August 23, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 493 will power a freight from Durango to Chama the next day.
Photo Date:  8/23/1965  Upload Date: 9/19/2010 7:16:55 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 crossing Colorado 172 near Ignatio, Colorado on August 14, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/24/1965  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 12:42:37 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  1525   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 493 at Ignacio, Colorado on August 24, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was the first station east of Durango heading for Chama. These rails were removed in 1971.
Photo Date:  8/24/1965  Upload Date: 6/1/2012 12:43:43 PM
Location:  Ignacio, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  DRGW 493(2-8-2)
Views:  1020   Comments: 0
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 494
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 494
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 494 and 491 at Alamosa, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Locomotives in the 490-499 number series were built as standard gauge 2-8-0 Consolidations by Baldwin in 1902. They were rebuilt to narrow gauge 2-8-2's in D&RGW's own Burnham Shops between 1928-1930. None of the prominently pictured locomotives would run again. Number 490 (c/n 20695) was dismantled in 1963-64, it's on a flatcar in this photo. The smokebox went to 492, I don't know about the rest of it. Number 494 (c/n 20748) is on static display at Antonito, Colorado. Number 491 (c/n 20829) is at the Colorado Railroad Museum, property of the Colorado Historical Society.
Photo Date:  8/17/1965  Upload Date: 8/18/2010 2:25:45 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 494(2-8-2) DRGW 491(2-8-2) DRGW 490(2-8-2)
Views:  4104   Comments: 1
D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 498
Title:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 498
Description:  D&RGW 2-8-2 Class K-37 498 at Alamosa, Colorado on August 18, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 498 was built by Baldwin in 1902 as a standard gauge 2-8-0, D&RG Class 190 1109. It was renumbered to Class C-41 1009, rebuilt during 1930 at D&RGW's Burnham Shops to D&RGW narrow gauge K-37 498. It is seen here having the flues renewed. Unfortunately, I was in the neighborhood for only a week, so I did not see it under steam.
Photo Date:  8/18/1965  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 11:59:35 AM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 498(2-8-2)
Views:  1519   Comments: 1
D&RGW Caboose 0587
Title:  D&RGW Caboose 0587
Description:  D&RGW caboose 0587 west of Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 12/22/2016 1:02:54 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  500   Comments: 0
D&RGW Caboose 0587
Title:  D&RGW Caboose 0587
Description:  D&RGW caboose 0587 at Ignacio, Colorado on August 24, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. That's Chris Burritt and Jerry Appleman in the distance.
Photo Date:  8/24/1965  Upload Date: 4/20/2012 2:16:44 PM
Location:  Ignacio, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  521   Comments: 0
D&RGW 3633
Title:  D&RGW 3633
Description:  Denver & Rio Grande Western boxcar 3633 near Aztec, New Mexico on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. There's a long story to this, here is the short story.

My friend, Chris Burritt, passed away January 7, 2008, he's the guy on the left in the photo. Also appearing in the photo is Jerry Appleman, on the right, and you can Google his name to see his photos. I iost contact with Jerry, and wanted to let him know about Chris's passing. As it turns out, Jerry passed away in 2010. Anyway, the three of us took a trip from Chicago to Colorado in August 1965 to photograph trains, specifically, the D&RGW narrow gauge. Chris had a 2¼X2¼ format camera, and he stood next to me most of the time, so his images have to be better than mine.

The trip turned into an adventure as we started up the Rocky Mountains between Antonito and Chama. About half way up we passed through some road construction, and a stray rock punched a hole in the car’s oil pan. The highway crew chained us to their road grader and towed us up to the summit at Cumbreq. Chris and I got out and started pushing the car. It soon gained enough momentum and started down the mountain, powered only by gravity. Since it was a station wagon, we both jumped on the tailgate and held on as Jerry steered. The car whipped thrnugh hairpin curves with both of us nearly tossed off. Jerry refused to use the brake. When we hit a level stretch in the road, Chris and I would jump off and push again. This went on for about 17 miles until we drifted into Chama, New Mexico. We pushed the car to the hotel, and stayed the night in the only hotel I ever stayed in with a single bathroom down the hall for all the guests. In the morning, Chris and I crawled under the car to remove the punctured oil pan. There was no possibility of getting a replacement part, so we took it over to the railroad shops, and they welded the hole shut, for free! Remarkably, we got the car put back together; it ran fine and got us back to Chicago by way of Laramie, Wyoming. Pictured here are Chris and Jerry on the Farmington branch, soon to be a`andon and torn up. The train was moving so slowly that the two of them decided to hop on and play hobo. I was driving so I lost out on this adventure, but I did get the photograph.

Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 2/12/2013 1:06:04 PM
Location:  Aztec, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  692   Comments: 0
D&RGW caboose 04343
Title:  D&RGW caboose 04343
Description:  Denver & Rio Grande Western caboose 04343 at Chama, New Mexico on August 20, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. A bit of research indicates this particular caboose was rebuilt from a boxcar. The caboose and locomotive are backing to couple to the rear of a train headed by K-36 484. They will then head up the mountain for Cumbres Pass.
Photo Date:  8/20/1965  Upload Date: 9/5/2010 5:20:57 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DRGW 492(2-8-2)
Views:  2465   Comments: 0

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