We will now look back at my photography of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Rio Grande SW-1200 132 at Roper Yard, Utah in 7/1971.
Rio Grande GP-40-2 3097 at Roper Yard, Utah in 7/1971.
Rio Grande GP-35 3031 at Roper Yard, Utah in 7/1971.
Rio Grande GP-40-2 3108 led GP-40 3064 and GP-30 3008 through Walensburg, Colorado in 7/1972.
DRGW SD-45 5337 led a UP unit and two SP units through San Bernardino, California of a fantastic 4/1979 afternoon.
DRGW SD-45 5337 led a UP DD-40AX east through Devore, California in 2/1980.
Rio Grande SD-40T-2 5358 near Hayden, Colorado in 6/1981.
On a sunny day in 8/1981, DRGW 5406 led three sisters east.
Rio Grande GP-30 3010 at Ogden, Utah on 1/1982.
DRGW 5317 drifts by the former Cajon Campground on 5/31/1982.
Rio Grande SD-45 5317 leads an export coal train below Kennebrook, California on 5/31/1982.
Rio Grande 3002 and 3115 at Ogden, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande GP-30 3002 at Ogden, Utah on 6/21/1982.
The Rio Grande Zephyr at Salt Lake City, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande F7A 5771.
Rio Grande F9B 5763.
Rio Grande F9B 5762.
Rio Grande Combine 1221.
Rio Grande Diner Silver Banquet.
Rio Grande Dome Coach Silver Colt.
Rio Grande Dome Coach Silver Pony.
Rio Grande Dome Coach Silver Bronco.
Rio Grande Dome Coach Silver Mustang.
Rio Grande Coach Silver Aspen.
Rio Grande Coach Silver Pine.
Rio Grande Dome/Observation Silver Sky.
The Rio Grande Zephyr at Salt Lake City, Utah on 6/21/1982.
The Rio Grande Zephyr waits for its departure time at Salt Lake City, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande SW-1200 135.
The Rio Grande Zephyr leaving Salt Lake City, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande local with SD-7 5304 at West Jordan, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande SD-7 5304 at West Jordan, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande SD-7 5304 at West Jordan, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande local at West Jordan, Utah 0n 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande SW-1200 135 at Salt Lake City, Utah on 6/21/1982.
Rio Grande 5317 East meets Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 at Salt Lake City on 6/25/1982.
Now let us look at the Rio Grande Zephyr climbing the Front Range of the Rockies.
That was a ride aboard the Rio Grande Zephyr that I will never forget on 3/28/1983.
At the west end of the Royal Gorge and near Texas Creek here came the Rio Grande 3008 East on 12/19/1983.
We caught him a little further east on 12/19/1983.
North of Salida we caught the Rio Grande 5351 East with four Missouri Pacific SD-40-2's in it's consist on 12/19/1983.
We caught this train just west of Avon, Colorado on 12/19/1983.
We caught this train again just west of Minturn, Colorado on 12/19/1983.
From there, we made our way to Pando for our next picture on 12/19/1983.
We followed the train as it climbed towards the 10,020 foot high Summit Tunnel, the highest railroad crossing in North America on 12/19/1983.
At Colorado Springs, the Rio Grande GP-30 3010 was switching the city's power plant on 12/20/1983.
Rio Grande 3174 with it lead unit still in Conrail Blue as the Grande bought the unit second hand at Palmer Lake, Colorado on 12/20/1983.
The Rio Grande 5392 East showed up and after a picture at Palmer lake we went towards Monument, Colorado catching him curving onto the railroad overpass across the highway.
Further south at Academy, Colorado, we watched the 5392 pass south with a BN train in the hole there.
DRGW 5395 East climbing through Sedalia, Colorado starting it's trip down the Joint Line on 7/21/1986.
UP 3924 with the LAX in tow heads through Lugo in 4/1988.
DRGW 5407 West descends the North Track through Cozy Dell, California. 8/1993
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