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  1. Desert Delight

    Desert Delight

    An ex-McCloud River Baldwin rolls a train on the Magma Arizona Railroad in June 1988.
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    • Category: Western United States
  2. Inside the cab of #683

    Inside the cab of #683

    1st off, sorry about the glare coming in from the windows. 2nd off, this is a pic. of the boiler & engineer's controls inside the cab of D&RGW #683
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  3. Hanging out the window

    Hanging out the window

    This is the view hanging out the side window on the engineer's side of #683.
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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  4. Engineer's view

    Engineer's view

    This is the view out the front window from the engineer's "seat" of D&RGW #683
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  5. Scenic Line of the World

    Scenic Line of the World

    #683's tender sports Rio Grande's "Scenic Line of the World" logo above the Denver & Rio Grande western lettering.
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  6. D&RGW 2-8-0 #683

    D&RGW 2-8-0 #683

    D&RGW 2-8-0 # 683 sits on dispaly at the Colorado Rail Museum in Golden, Co. Built in October 1890 by Baldwin Locomotive Works as D&RG #583, it was renumbered to D&GRW #683 in 1924, she had a long & successful career before being retired in 1955. #683 is the only surving example...
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    • #583 #683 & 1890 2-8-0 583 683 baldwin blw colorado d&rg d&rgw denver grande guage locomotive museum rail rio standard steam western works
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    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  7. EJ&E # 912, West Chicago, IL,, Jan. 26, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler

    EJ&E # 912, West Chicago, IL,, Jan. 26, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler

    EJ&E Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 #912 crossing the C&NW at Tower JB in West Chicago, Illinois, on January 26, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler More info soon. What started out as a roster shot suddenly got introspective. Although I was 18 years old when I shot this photo, this was the location...
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines


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