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Owner: Denver & Rio Grande Western
Model:Davenport 35 TonnerBuilt As:SVRR 101 (SV-1)
Serial Number:2245Order No:
Frame Number:Built:5/1937
Notes:30 ton ex-Sumpter Valley 101
Other locos with this serial:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner) SVRY 101(35 Tonner)
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D&RGW 50
Title:  D&RGW 50
Description:  D&RGW 30 ton Number 50 at Durango, Colorado on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in May 1937 ( c/n 2245 ) by Davenport-Besler as a 30 ton three foot gauge 0-4-0 switcher for the Sumpter Valley Railroad as their number 101. It was powered by a Caterpillar D-1700 diesel producing 160 horsepower, with power coupled to the wheels through a mechanical transmission and siderods. At some point when the Sumpter Valley shut down ( the last 1.5 miles were removed in 1961 ) this locomotive went to the Edward Hines Lumber Company, then in 1963 it was purchased by the D&RGW and became the Durango switcher until the abandonment of the San Juan Extension in 1970. It was sold to Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, a tourist railroad in Felton, California, in March 1970. Last run in the early 1970s, the engine was eventually sold to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1984. The engine is preserved at the Colorado Railroad Museum today, and was returned to operation in June 2009. Note the brake cylinder mounted on the front as an air-powered uncoupling device.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 4/8/2019 4:24:04 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1662   Comments: 0
D&RGW 30 ton #50
Title:  D&RGW 30 ton #50
Description:  D&RGW 30 ton Number 50 at Durango, Colorado on August 21, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in May 1937 (c/n 2245) by Davenport-Besler as a 30 ton three foot gauge 0-4-0 switcher for the Sumpter Valley Railroad as their number 101. It was powered by a Caterpillar D-1700 diesel producing 160 horsepower, with power coupled to the wheels through a mechanical transmission and siderods. At some point when the Sumpter Valley shut down (the last 1.5 miles were removed in 1961) this locomotive went to the Edward Hines Lumber Company, then in 1963 it was purchased by the D&RGW and became the Durango switcher until the abandonment of the San Juan Extension in 1970. It was sold to Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, a tourist railroad in Felton, California, in March 1970. Last run in the early 1970s, the engine was eventually sold to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1984. The engine is preserved at the Colorado Railroad Museum today, and was returned to operation in June 2009. Note the brake cylinder mounted on the front as an air-powered uncoupling device.
Photo Date:  8/21/1965  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 11:00:09 AM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  6445   Comments: 3
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/1985  Upload Date: 12/19/2015 2:58:32 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1372   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/1985  Upload Date: 12/19/2015 2:58:40 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1090   Comments: 0
D&RGW Plymouth 50
Title:  D&RGW Plymouth 50
Description:  Taken circa 1989
Photo Date:  1/1/1989  Upload Date: 3/3/2022 5:24:42 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
DRGW 50 2001
Title:  DRGW 50 2001
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/2000  Upload Date: 1/7/2005 9:15:01 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Jim Sands
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  3059   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 5/8/2010 10:06:11 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Daniel Burns
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1601   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description:  The ONLY Rio Grande narrow gage diesel
Photo Date:  5/29/2010  Upload Date: 6/1/2010 6:39:20 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Matt Farnsworth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1700   Comments: 0
D&RGW 50 & Unknown Rail Crane
Title:  D&RGW 50 & Unknown Rail Crane
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/6/2011  Upload Date: 8/6/2011 7:05:44 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1248   Comments: 0
Westbound UP Intermodal Train
Title:  Westbound UP Intermodal Train
Description:  The Susan G. Komen Pink Ribbon Locomotive leads UP Train KG4LB 16 down the UP Kansas Sub. just east of Bonner Springs.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 8/23/2011 8:06:23 PM
Location:  Bonner Springs, KS
Author:  Zach Pumphery
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7400(AC45CCTE) UP 4138(SD70M) DRGW 50(35 Tonner) UP 4397(SD70M)
Views:  1101   Comments: 0
D&RGW 3661, CB&Q 95379, ADCX 5400 + CS 10606
Title:  D&RGW 3661, CB&Q 95379, ADCX 5400 + CS 10606
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2011  Upload Date: 5/3/2014 11:21:19 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  RGS 2(Railbus) DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  654   Comments: 0
D&RGW 3011, 346, 256 + SLC 247
Title:  D&RGW 3011, 346, 256 + SLC 247
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2011  Upload Date: 7/12/2025 11:58:57 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DRGW 3011(GP30) DRGW 346(2-8-0) RGS 2(Railbus) DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
DRGW 50, RGS Goose + Some Equipment
Title:  DRGW 50, RGS Goose + Some Equipment
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2011  Upload Date: 7/5/2025 12:15:42 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner) RGS 2(Railbus)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
GLRX 15
Title:  GLRX 15
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/5/2011  Upload Date: 8/1/2025 7:56:19 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  GLRX 15(50Tonner) GBL 15(50Tonner) DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
DRGW 50, GBL 130, GLRX 12, & GBL 15
Title:  DRGW 50, GBL 130, GLRX 12, & GBL 15
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 2/25/2012 10:54:45 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Alex Gillman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner) GBL 130(50Tonner) GLRX 12(Shay 3 Truck) GBL 15(50Tonner)
Views:  3344   Comments: 0
Turntable Plaque & Flurry of Rio Grande Power
Title:  Turntable Plaque & Flurry of Rio Grande Power
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 2/25/2012 10:56:03 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Alex Gillman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner) GBL 130(50Tonner) GLRX 12(Shay 3 Truck) GBL 15(50Tonner)
Views:  1626   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/14/2012  Upload Date: 5/17/2012 9:08:12 AM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Mike Pennington
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1270   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/16/2012  Upload Date: 8/11/2012 8:41:49 AM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Stephie Kolata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1266   Comments: 0
GC&SJ 4
Title:  GC&SJ 4
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2012  Upload Date: 8/13/2012 4:50:12 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCSJ 4(55Tonner) DRGW 50(35 Tonner) GLRX 15(50Tonner)
Views:  1809   Comments: 2
D&RGW 50
Title:  D&RGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/13/2012  Upload Date: 8/13/2012 4:53:10 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1428   Comments: 0
D&RGW 50
Title:  D&RGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 5:15:14 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1096   Comments: 0
Roundhouse View 1
Title:  Roundhouse View 1
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 6:42:01 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GLRX 40(2-8-0) GCSJ 4(55Tonner) DRGW 50(35 Tonner) DRGW 491(2-8-2)
Views:  1766   Comments: 0
Roundhouse View 2
Title:  Roundhouse View 2
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2013  Upload Date: 8/5/2013 6:44:20 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GLRX 40(2-8-0) GLRX 130(50Tonner) GCSJ 4(55Tonner) DRGW 50(35 Tonner) GCSJ 3(25 Tonner)
Views:  1789   Comments: 0
50
Title:  50
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2014  Upload Date: 7/31/2015 7:07:53 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
D&RGW 50
Title:  D&RGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/20/2014  Upload Date: 7/31/2015 7:28:53 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Wil Hata
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  894   Comments: 0
Roundhouse Yard
Title:  Roundhouse Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2015  Upload Date: 10/14/2016 6:28:28 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  GCSJ 4(55Tonner) DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  1278   Comments: 0
DRGW 50
Title:  DRGW 50
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 6:37:02 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  956   Comments: 0
Rio Grande 50
Title:  Rio Grande 50
Description:  Sitting by turntable next to 4
Photo Date:  5/29/2022  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 7:52:44 PM
Location:  Golden, CO
Author:  Adam Blunkall
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  DRGW 50(35 Tonner)
Views:  421   Comments: 0

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