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A black steam locomotive with the number 1509 and 'Rio Grande' lettering on its tender, parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard on a cloudy day.
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c. 1950 · Denver

A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad K-28 steam locomotive, number 1509, is shown in a yard on an overcast day in 1950.

Date
c. 1950Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Location
Denver
Vehicle
Steam locomotive
Operator
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Equipment
Baldwin K-28
Fleet numbers
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1509
Tags
1950s Denver

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