Friday, May 13, 2022

Colorado Springs, CO: Rock Island and D&RGW Depot

(Satellite)

Street View

Jim Arvites posted
View of the Rock Island Railroad passenger train "Rocky Mountain Rocket" at Colorado Springs, Colorado in July 1958.
(NOLA Rails)
Robert Willison: Was that one of thier EA on the point?
Allan Gilbert: Robert Willison AB-6
Greg Johnston: The Rock and Rio Grande share this station.

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Denver & Rio Grande Western 4-8-4 #1801 arrives with its train at the joint Rock Island/Rio Grande depot in Colorado Springs, Colorado on February 11, 1951.

Street View

For once, I used the current location to find where it was on a topo map. It would be the black rectangle that is on an angle on the east side of the railyard next to the river. I include the Santa Fe tracks on the right side of this excerpt because it won't affect the display resolution of the image.
1948 Colorado Springs Quadrangle @ 1:24,000

Frank Keller Photography posted
BN's Desert Storm unit rolls past the depot in Colorado Springs with an eclectic mix of power for the run south.



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