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| Photograph
By: |
Lisa
M. Hadley |
Location: |
Boulder,
Colorado |
Canon
EOS Digital Rebel XT
Boulder County Railway Historical Society
Display & Restoration Site / Valmont & Indian Rd. |
| Date
Taken: |
June
11, 2005 |
Identification: |
Great Western Railway
GP9 Diesel Engine #296 (Built 1954) |
| Hosted
By/At: |
TrainWeb.org/rradventures |
| Display
#10 |
Great
Western 296 was built in 1954 for the Union Pacific as it's #296 and
served the UP until June of 1985 when it was sold to the GW. #296
last served the GW as the railroad's Longmont switch engine from 1998 to
2003. GP9 locomotives, such as #296, were used by the Union Pacific
to operate trains on the Boulder branch. GW 296 was donated by Ben
Mesander and Glenn Pearson in May of 2003. |
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