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A black steam locomotive with the number 473 on its tender moves along a paved road next to a steep, tree-covered hillside on a sunny day. — Download original ↓

c. 1950 to 1967

Steam locomotive 473 of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad runs along a paved road against a backdrop of forested hills.

Date: c. 1950 to 1967Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Vehicle: Steam locomotive
Operator: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Equipment: Baldwin K-28
Fleet numbers: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 473

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1950s 1960s Summer

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