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Denver
& Rio Grande Western
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Tiger stripes have made it into the grassy mid-American prairies far from the rugged Rockies, but not for long. With it's unmistakable image that came to symbolized Colorado and Rocky Mountain railroading, The Rio Grande's once numerous fleet is rapidly disappearing amost as soon as it has appeared all over the Great Plains region. Today the mountain railway that once ran narrow-guage track and a colorful array of steam and diesel power is part of a country-crossing system after the Grande was swallowed-up by merger-hungry Union Pacific in the mid 1990's. The
Rio Grande/Southern Pacific Connection
The
Mergers (1996-1998)
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Denver & Rio Grande Western #4500 - is a 4-8-4 Northern Type Locomotive built by Baldwin in the late 1930s. It is seen here pulling a passenger train outside of Denver, Colorado in 1951. - Jay Glenewinkel Purchased Photo Collection |
DRGW SW1200 #139 - was built in 1965. It was retired by Union Pacific in 1998. It is seen switching in Pueblo, Colorado in 1992. - Steve Rude Photo/Jay Glenewinkel Collection |
DRGW GP30 #3002 - was built in 1962. It was retired by Southern Pacific in 1996. It is seen here in San Antonio in 1994. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
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DRGW GP40 #3095 - is seen in San Antonio with a Seaboard System GP38-2 on a Missouri Pacific northbound in 1987. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
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DRGW 3142 - The tiger striped GP40 is seen at Council Bluffs, Iowa on the Union Pacific. August 18, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 3142 - GP40 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. August 18, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 3142 - GP40 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. August 18, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 3142 - detail - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 3142 - detail - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 3142 - detail - T. Greuter Photo |
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DRGW 5322 - a battle-scarred SD45 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. August 18, 2001 - © T. Greuter Photo - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW 5322 - rear view showing the unique long-hood of SD45's. Council Bluffs, Iowa. August 18, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
DRGW SD40T-2 #5356 - at Kirby, Texas in 1997. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
DRGW SD40T-2 #5374 - was built in January 1977. Upon the SP merger to Union Pacific, it was renumbered to UP 4059. It was again renumbered to UP 8629. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
DRGW SD40T-2 #5388 - is pictured in San Antonio in 1986. The DRGW sub-lettered loco is in merger partner Southern Pacific's paint. Note the light arrangement. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
DRGW 5391 - an SD40T-2 - T. Greuter Photo |
SP/DRGW 5397 - seen on the UP near Lincoln Muni Airport on an overcast, rainy day. 4/30/97 - T. Greuter Photo |
SP/DRGW 5397 - 4/30/97 - T. Greuter Photo |
SP/DRGW 5397 - seen on the old MoPac track delivering grain. 5/1/97 - T. Greuter Photo |
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Ex- Rio Grande SD50 5500 - renumbered to UP 5100. It is seen in San Antonio in September 2001. - Steve Rude Photo, Jay Glenewinkel Collection |
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