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Owner: Denver & Rio Grande Western
Model:Alco S2Built As:DRGW 117 (S2)
Serial Number:72050Order No:
Frame Number:Built:5/1944
Notes:blt 05/44, retired 06/65, to GGMX 117
Other locos with this serial:  DRGW 117(S2)
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D&RGW Alco S2 114 and 117
Title:  D&RGW Alco S2 114 and 117
Description:  D&RGW Alco S2's 114 and 117 at Denver, Colorado on August 20, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This photo was shot from an open door on Chicago Burlington & Quincy Train #10, The eastbound Denver Zephyr (DZ), as I was returning from a vacation with my parents in Colorado Springs. I had free access to a Dutch door on a Budd sleeper from Colorado Springs to Denver, because the Rio Grande crew was too pre-occupied with their part of the train to pay attention to me opening a door to shoot photos. But once the Colorado Springs connection was attached to the DZ at Denver, the CB&Q crew took over, and they frowned upon my opening the doors to shoot pictures, so this is the last shot I got.
Photo Date:  8/20/1964  Upload Date: 9/2/2010 5:27:06 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  DRGW 114(S2) DRGW 117(S2)
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Rio Grande S-2 117
Title:  Rio Grande S-2 117
Description:  S-2 117 was built by ALCo in May 1944. It is seen here 21 years later in May 1965 at Burnham Yard in Denver. 117 was sold in June of 1965 to W. W. Taggart who would sell the unit to Goodpasture Grain & Milling in July of that year.
Photo Date:  5/31/1965  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 6:04:02 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Dave Straight
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 117(S2)
Views:  92   Comments: 0


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