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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 July of 1971.
Rio Grande GP-40-2 3097 at Roper Yard, Utah in July of 1971.
Rio Grande GP-35 3031 at Roper Yard, Utah in July of 1971.
Rio Grande GP-40-2 3108 led GP-40 3064 and GP-30 3008 through Walensburg, Colorado in July 1972.
DRGW SD-45 5337 led a UP unit and two SP units through San Bernardino, California of a fantastic April of 1979 afternoon.
DRGW SD-45 5337 led a UP DD-40AX east through Devore, California in February of 1980.
Rio Grande SD-40T-2 5358 near Hayden, Colorado in June 1981.
On a sunny day in August of 1981, DRGW 5406 led three sisters east.
Rio Grande GP-30 3010 at Ogden, Utah in January 1982.
DRGW 5317 drifts by the former Cajon Campground on May 31,1982.
Rio Grande SD-45 5317 leads an export coal train below Kennebrook, California on May 31,1982.
Rio Grande 3002 and 3115 at Ogden, Utah on June 21, 1982.
Rio Grande GP-30 3002 at Ogden, Utah on June 21, 1982.
The Rio Grande Zephyr at Salt Lake City, Utah on June 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 June 21, 1982.
The Rio Grande Zephyr waits for its departure time at Salt Lake City, Utah on June 21, 1982.
Rio Grande SW-1200 135.
The Rio Grande Zephyr leaving Salt Lake City, Utah on June 21, 1982.
Rio Grande local with SD-7 5304 at West Jordan, Utah in June 21, 1982.
Rio Grande SD-7 5304 at West Jordan, Utah in June 21,1982.
Rio Grande SD-7 5306 at West Jordan, Utah in June 21,1982.
Rio Grande Caboose 01422 at West Jordan, Utah in June 21,1982.
Rio Grande local at West Jordan, Utah in June 21,1982.
Rio Grande SW-1200 135 at Salt Lake City, Utah in June 21,1982.
Rio Grande 5317 East meets Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 3985 at Salt Lake City on June 25, 1982.
Now let's 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 March 28, 1983.
At the west end of the Royal Gorge and near Texas Creek here came the Rio Grande 3008 East on December 19,1983.
We caught him a little further east on December 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 December 19,1983.
We caught this train just west of Avon, Colorado on December 19,1983.
We caught this train again just west of Minturn, Colorado on December 19,1983.
From there, we made our way to Pando for our next picture on December 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 December 19,1983.
At Colorado Springs, the Rio Grande GP-30 3010 was switching the city's power plant on December 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 December 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 July 21, 1986.
UP 3924 with the LAX in tow heads through Lugo on April of 1988.
DRGW 5407 West descends the North Track through Cozy Dell, California. 8/1993
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