[between 1940 and 1950?] Railroad buffs
Railroad buffs
Wow ~ When a guy wants to play with his trains, it’s maddening when the big boys won’t let you! Fortunately, here at the Western History and Genealogy Department, we have enough train and railroad materials for everybody! Our “Railroads in the American West” and our “Western History Railroading Resources” guides will familiarize you with all of our various resources, or you can just search our Digital Collections for “railroads,” “locomotive,” “depot,” or other similar terms to see some of the thousands of railroad photos in our collection. Or, to take it in another direction, explore this tag: “tag:kids” to see some selected images of children. Enjoy the gallery linked below for some selected railroad favorites, and as always, it’s useful to use the “search” tool with the magnifying glass at the top right to see what’s available on the ever growing Western History and Genealogy website.
“Wow Photo Wednesday” celebrates photographs in the Denver Public Library’s Digital Collections that have “The Wow Factor” and that highlight the myriad delightful nuggets in our database.
Photo NewsRailroadsKidsToysPhotographsStock PhotosfunnyPhoto Gallery:
Royal Gorge westbound passenger train at hanging bridge
[between 1920 and 1930?]
Moffat Road Terminals, Denver
[1908 or 1909]
Colo. Midland wildflower excursion
[between 1900 and 1910]
Colorado & Southern locomotive 900
Full size image[1915]
PRR electric train, engine number 4839, engine type PRR 2-C+C-2 (GG1)
Full size image1939
SP train, engine number 2353, engine type 4-6-0
Full size image1933
UP train, engine number 4002, engine type 4-8-8-4
Full size image1941
AT&SF train, engine number 52 + additional diesel unit, engine type ALCO PA1
Full size image1950
CZ westbound East switch Grand Valley
Full size image1949 Mar. 14
CB&Q train, engine number 2966, engine type 4-6-2
Full size image1937
RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 452, engine type 2-8-2
Full size image1951
RGS narrow gauge motor car number 4
Full size image1951
The old way and the new
Full size image[between 1880 and 1890?]
AT&SF train, engine number 5021, engine type 2-10-4
Full size image1947
RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 461, engine type 2-8-2
Full size image1951
RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 461, engine type 2-8-2
Full size image1951
MP train, engine number 7508, engine type 4-6-0
Full size image1932
The Continental summit, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
Full size image[between 1904 and 1913]
Sunnyside mine, Eureka, Colo., miner’s transportation into tunnel
Full size image[between 1930 and 1950]
Summit of Mt. McClellan reached via Argentine Central Ry.
Full size image[between 1906 and 1913]
Bridge just east of Maysville, Colorado
Full size image1896 Dec. 15
Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho
Full size image[between 1930 and 1950?]
Argentine Pass and Waldorf Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
Full size image[between 1906 and 1913]
Trestle at Kennecott copper mine
Full size image[1914?]
Georgetown Trestle
Full size image[between 1880 and 1890?]
Railroads in the West