Photo ID: 111173 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 144 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande It had been many years since I had taken any shots of DRGW 5771 at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The weather was perfect, so I figured it was time to get a recent shot! DRGW 5771 was, of course, the final FA unit to be retired off Rio Grande's roster. It ran on the Rio Grande Zephyr until its end in April 1983. It spent 1984 working on low priority work trains before being completely retired. The good folks at the Colorado Railroad Museum have restored it in Rio Grande four stripe paint scheme. Ironically enough, the F9A itself never wore this paint scheme. But it still looks mighty good! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111172 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A close up look of the cab and front end of DRGW 5401 as it rests at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Unlike all but one other of the 73 SD40T-2s Rio Grande had, DRGW 5401 is being preserved in its Rio Grande colors. Sister unit DRGW 5371 has also been preserved, resting at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, UT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111171 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 212 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The Colorado Railroad Museum has done a lot to restore DRGW 5401 to look like it did during its glory days on the Rio Grande. The unit had been patched by Union Pacific, its class lights and MARS light removed, and it was covered in graffiti. Today, the light package has been restored and the graffiti has been removed. Such a great job getting it back to its prime. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111170 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande DRGW 3011 was donated to the Colorado Railroad Museum. It was in rough shape and sat alongside the roundhouse for years while waiting for funds to get it restored. Once the funds came in and the restoration proceeded, the museum did an amazing job with the restoration. The GP30 looks absolutely pristine, like when it was delivered 62 years ago, in May 1962. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111169 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 193 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande This shot shows the roundhouse and turntable at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. The equipment the museum has collected over the years is absolutely fantastic! Something I find quite interesting is the empty three-rail track (a track that has both narrow gauge and standard gauge using three rails). Note that it turns to four rails for the turntable. Rio Grande tunnel Motor is one of the units in the collection. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108779 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 863 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots CRM A nice overview of the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. As you can see, there aren't many tracks will space available for future donations. The track that wraps around the outside is used for active steam and "Galloping Goose" runs periodically throughout the year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108778 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1094 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande This view of the front of DRGW 5401 at the Colorado Railroad Museum really caught my eye. Not only does the spartan cab of the Tunnel Motor look fantastic, but see the Rio Grande fly letters to the right on a steam tender and to the left on GP30 DRGW 3011 is just great! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108777 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande If you look inside the cab of DRGW 5401, you'll note that there is still a sticker at the back indicating the last number it had when it was in active service on UP's roster: UP 9871. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108776 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 949 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Almost immediately after the Colorado Railroad Museum moved DRGW 5401 into the museum facility, it's number boards were put back in with the correct numbers and its MARS and class lights were fully restored. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108775 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 697 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A top-down look at the cab of DRGW 5401 as it rests in its forever home at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108774 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The engineer's side of DRGW 3011 has been slightly more exposed to the elements than the conductor's side at the Colorado Railroad Museum. Consequently, the colors have faded and the rust is far more apparent on the engineer's side of the old gal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108773 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The Colorado Railroad Museum got DRGW 3011, a GP30, from UP several decades ago. The unit has been sitting on the east side of the roadhouse for most of that time. However, just this summer, it was moved to a new location. Rumor has it that restoration of the unit might be starting soon! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108772 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, July 25, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande The Colorado Railroad Museum has managed to preserve a lot of classic equipment, including a great collection of Rio Grande equipment. Sitting around the turntable is an SD40T-2 (DRGW 5401) and a GP30 (DRGW 3011). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107781 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 1751 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Back in August, the Colorado Railroad Museum moved DRGW 5401 from storage at Coors Brewery to the museum property. When it was moved, it had been patched and held a UP number. The folks at the museum worked quickly and did a fantastic job restoring the number on the engineer's side of the cab, as well as the number boards! So great having 5401 at its forever home to be preserved for years to come. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107705 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO 2003 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Once last shot of DRGW 5401 as it comes to the end of the panel track and Hulcher Service cranes lift the unit to move it over to museum rails. After this, the unit moved behind trees that obscured the view, so it was time to call it quits and head for home. A great day and a lot of fun to witness a very rare move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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