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Thumbnail for 'D&RGRR snow slide, Animas Canon (near Silverton, Colo.)'
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b/w postcard.
Thumbnail for 'Observation Car on line of D. & R. G. Ry., Colorado'
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Hand tinted photograph. The remarkable scenery presented all along the route of the D&RG has called into service an open observation car, which enables the traveler to obtain an unrestricted view. Postmarked Aug 30, 1913 from Malta. Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. CO.'
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Color lithograph photo print image of a double engine train marked "Rio Grande" riding a cliff-hugging track.
Thumbnail for 'Trout Lake in the Silver San Juan, Colo., on the Denver and Rio Grande System'
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A lake lies between the grassy meadow with a small patch of pine trees and a snowy mountain in the background. Two small cabins can be seen by the lake in front.
Thumbnail for 'Engine #319 (Durango, Colo.)'
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"One of the quaint engines on the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge railroad in Colorado- one of the last such lines in the USA."
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Engine #315 on Display on North Main in Durango, Colo.'
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Engine #315 on display by Brookside Park on North Main near the A-frame across from the High School in Durango, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Flooded Railroad Bridge Over the Animas River (Durango, Colo.)'
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Part of the bridge is surrounded by rushing water. The first portion has already been washed away or at least submerged. Two loaded railcars are still out on the bridge as ballast.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot (Colo.) (1)'
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Water tank and buildings at an unidentified station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot (Colo.) (2)'
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A building, two automobiles, and a Rio Grande freight car at an unidentified station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
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Buildings and raised wooden sidewalks at an unidentified station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
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Track leading from an unidentified station on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Work Train, Rolling Stock'
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Train cars traveling up an incline.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (Hermosa Station, Colo.)'
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A black and white photograph of the Hermosa Train Station. There are a few train cars visible next to a few buildings.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot (Durango, Colo.) in Winter'
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Durango depot in the 1930s or 40s.
Thumbnail for 'Last Run of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (Los Pinos Tank, Colo.)'
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A train of passenger cars traveling away from a tank in the distance. The caption notes:
Thumbnail for 'Railroad Rotary Plow Snow Scene Near Osier (Colo.)'
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A train seen from the top, traveling on a snowy hillside. The card notes, "Probably Rotary OM near Cascade Creek on Denver & Rio Grande (1.5 m. west of Osier)."
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Western McKinnon Snow Slide Track Clearing Hand Trenching Work'
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Workers are digging snow off of tracks in the snow slide area.
Thumbnail for 'Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Winter Snow Slide Removal with a Rotary Plow'
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A rotary snow plow is clearing track on the Silverton Branch.
Thumbnail for 'McKinnon Snow Slide Track Clearing Work'
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Railroad workers are digging and using a snow blower to clear snow from the tracks.