Gunnison was a division point on the Denver & Rio Grande Westerns original narrow gauge mainline to Salt Lake City. Gunnison was also a hub for Marshall Pass, east of Gunnison, Crested Butte and Baldwin Branches to the north, and the Black Canyon and Cerro Summit to the west.
Locomotive # 15
D&RG #15 was a Class 40 narrow gauge, 2-8-0- steam engine built in 1876 by Baldwin Locomotive Company, for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Locomotive #15 is seen here on Crystal Creek Bridge, of the main line to Salt Lake City, through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.
Locomotive # 71
Locomotive # 71 was the first D&RG engine to arrive in Gunnison at 2:40 PM, on August 6, 1881, ending the race between the Denver & Rio Grande, and the Dever, South Park, & Pacific.
Locomotive # 204
Locomotive
Locomotive # 209
D&RG # 209 is seen here next to the La Veta Hotel in 1923. Built in 1881, #209 was a Class 60 (later to be re-classified a Class C-16) Narrow Gauge 2-8-0 Steam Engine.
Locomotive # 223
Locomotive #223 is seen here in front of Baldwin, Colorado, in 1940. #223 was a Class 60 (later to be re-classified a Class C-16) Narrow Gauge 2-8-0 Steam Engine. Locomotive #223 was one of the last of three C-16 to operate for the Denver & Rio Grande, working on the Baldwin Branch because to the C-16's weighed less than other locomotives
Locomotive # 268
Locomotive #268 was a C-16 2-8-0 that was built in 1882 by the Baldwin Motor Works. In the years prior to its retirement, 268 was based in Gunnison. It served the mines and other industries on the Baldwin Branch. Weight restrictions on the original Denver, South Park & Pacific bridges on the branch precluded use of locomotives heavier than class C-16. Engine 268 contributed directly to the cessation of service on the Baldwin Branch, when, in October, 1952, the wooden mud sills on the bridge over the Slate River gave way. The engine was rescued by a B&B gang from Alamosa and temporary repairs were made to the bridge. Materials for permanent repairs were delivered to the site, but the repairs were never made because of budgetary constraints. After its retirement, the engine was donated to the City of Gunnison, Colorado for preservation.
Locomotive # 317
Locomotive #317 is seen here in the Black Canyon
Dismantled Montrose 11/8/1948
Dismantled Montrose 11/8/1948
Locomotive # 400
Locomotive
Locomotive # 452
Locomotive #452 ia s K-27 that was built in 1903 by the Baldwin Motor Works.
Locomotive # 474
Locomotive #474 was a K-28 Class engine, built by the American Locomotive Company in 1923, is seen here at the Crested Butte Water Tank, before it was sold to the White Pass & Yukon Railroad in Alaska in October of 1942.