One piece of equipment that apparently was not auctioned off when Burnham was closed is this overhead crane that moves across elevated rails.
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Old Building #2 at Burnham now sits quiet and empty. It used to be served by a transfer table in the pit in the foreground. However, the transfer table was auctioned off along with the rest of the equipment at Burnham after it was closed.
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A string of class Rio Grande equipment, including DRGW GP30 #3006, DRGW caboose #01447, and a DRGW (original D&SL) steam crane rolls north toward the north end of Burnham. The Denver skyline...particularly the "cash register building"...seemed like a very fitting background.
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In addition to this steam crane, the flat car its associated with is also being moved out of Burnham for preservation.
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A close up look at the old steam crane that was originally of Denver & Salt Lake heritage! The crane will be temporarily stored at the Forney Museum, but rumor has it that it will ultimately be moved up to Granby and placed at the Moffat Museum there.
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While waiting for a UP special to depart Burnham, I got a few detail shots from an old DRGW flat car whose fate is quite likely a cutting torch.
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While waiting for a UP special to depart Burnham, I got a few detail shots from an old DRGW flat car whose fate is quite likely a cutting torch.
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While waiting for a UP special to depart Burnham, I got a few detail shots from an old DRGW flat car whose fate is quite likely a cutting torch.
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A look at DRGW 3006 and DRGW 01447...I cannot help but wonder how many times these two may have been paired up on the same train somewhere out on the mainline!? Here, they are in Burnham, working to pick up a classic DRGW steam crane.
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DRGW 3006 managed to steer clear of graffiti for about 18 years while sitting in Burnham. However, after closing in 2016, security dropped way off and it became far easier for "taggers" to break in and desecrate the classic unit.
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As a special train that includes a DRGW GP30 and DRGW caboose back up on the one of the only storage tracks left at Burnham, a DRGW flat car - built in the 1940s - rests quietly in the foreground.
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With some of the old equipment out of the way, a trio of GP40-2s, DRGW 3006, and a classic DRGW caboose 01447 slowly roll back to hook up to a DRGW steam crane.
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A look at some of the old buildings at Burnham. Virtually all of the tracks have been removed at this point. After the windows were removed from the building to the right, the wind has actually started to tear the rest of the building apart!
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A UP SUV sits alongside DRGW 3006 at the north end of Burnham. If only the old GP30 were still capable of firing up its prime mover! Still, it was just amazing to see it moving.
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A UP crew watches closely as DRGW 3006 (and three UP GP40-2s) back slowly to make a join with a very old flat car. It would take two try to get the couplers to actually couple.
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