D Rgw 50



D rgw 30 ton number 50 at durango colorado on august 21 1965 kodachrome by chuck zeiler.

D rgw 50. 1 20 3 d rgw 50 electric this 1 20 3 model is based on a 3 foot gauge 18 ton plymouth built in 1927 as construction number 2522 the original prototype was built as gas powered in wheel arrangement 2 4 2 while its pilot and trailing truck wheels were removed to be a more generic plymouth 0 4 0 locomotive with model number and style of hlc. Denver rio grande western 3 foot gauge 50 built for the sumpter valley in 1937 is typical of prewar locomotives in the 25 ton to 35 ton range. Denver rio grande western 50 switching locomotive in 2 5 scale d rgw 50 a tiny 2 axle 30 ton davenport diesel was the only narrow gauge diesel locomotive that the rio grande actually owned.

In 1970 it left durango for its third owner the roaring camp big trees railroad. D rgw 50 on her inaugural roll out after years of restoration at the colorado railroad museum on 11 jul 2009. They tried several army diesel on the narrow gauge lines but never owned any of them.